Sustained virological response in a predominantly hepatitis C virus genotype 4 infected population

Table 3 Characteristics of patients who achieved an SVR

Variable	Number of patients	SVR (%)	P value
Age (yr)
< 40	51	75	0.001
> 40	88	51
Sex
Female	57	52	NS
Male	82	63
BMI (kg/m2)
< 28	85	65	0.01
> 28	54	49
PCR (IU/mL)
< 800 000	88	64	0.023
> 800 000	51	50
Drug
Peg IFN α-2A 180 μg/wk	85	62	NS
Peg IFN α-2B 1.5 μg/kg per week	54	53
Liver enzymes
Normal	69	60	NS
Abnormal	70	56
Treatment duration
Completed	137	64	0.00001
Not completed	2	8

NS: No significant.