Table 4 Association of gender, pre treatment viral load, RVR and age with rate of SVR in patients following HCV antiviral treatment
Variable | Treated | SVR (N) | SVR rate | P value < |
|---|---|---|---|---|
patients | (%) | |||
(N) | ||||
Gender | ||||
Male | 69 | 48 | 69.6 | 0.01 |
Female | 67 | 33 | 49.2 | |
Pre treatment viral load | ||||
≤ 200,000 IU/ml | ||||
> 200,000 IU/ml | 24 | 16 | 66.7 | 0.14 (NS) |
112 | 65 | 58.0 | ||
RVR | ||||
Present | 5 | 5 | 100 | 0.001 |
Absent | 131 | 76 | 58 | |
Age | ||||
≤ 30 years | 48 | 36 | 75 | 0.001 |
> 30 years | 88 | 44 | 50 |