Table 1 Demographic and clinical features of 64 patients from the Virahep-C study
n = 64Sustained virological response
Non-respondersResponders
(n = 34)(n = 30)
Age (years)
    Mean (SD)48.1 (8.4)48.1 (9.4)48.1 (7.3)
    Median (25th, 75th)48 (44.0, 53.0)48 (45.0, 54.0)48 (43.0, 50.0)
Race
    African–American34 (53.1%)19 (55.9%)15 (50.0%)
    Caucasian–American30 (46.9%)15 (44.1%)15 (50.0%)
Gender
    Male41 (64.1%)26 (76.5%)15 (36.6%)
    Female23 (35.9%)8 (34.8%)15 (65.2%)
Genotype
    1a34 (53.1%)19 (55.9%)15 (50.0%)
    1b24 (37.5%)15 (44.1%) 0 (0%)9 (5.3%)
    Other6 (9.4%)6 (0.2%)
        133
        1a/b22
        Indeterminate11
Viral level, IU/ml (log10)
    Mean (SD)6.3 (0.7)6.4 (0.7)6.1 (0.6)
    Median (25th, 75th)6.4 (5.7, 6.8)6.5 (6.2, 6.9)6.2 (5.6, 6.5)
Alanine aminotransferase (IU/l)
    Mean (SD)84.8 (77.3)83.2 (57.2)86.6 (96.3)
    Median (25th, 75th)60.0 (41.5, 99.5)65.5 (50.0, 105.0)53.0 (38.0, 98.0)
Total HAI inflammation
    Mean (SD)8.6 (2.9)8.8 (2.8)8.3 (3.1)
    Median (25th, 75th)8.0 (6.5, 11.0)8.0 (7.0,11.0)8.0 (6.0, 11.0)
Ishak fibrosis score
    012 (18.8%)4 (11.8%)8 (26.7%)
    1, 229 (45.3%)15 (44.1%)14 (46.7%)
    3, 421 (32.8%)13 (38.2%)8 (26.7%)
    5, 62 (3.1%)2 (5.9%)0 (0.0%)
HOMA
    ⩽230 (46.9%)13 (38.2%)17 (56.7%)
    >225 (39.1%)15 (44.1%)10 (33.3%)
    Missing9 (14.1%)6 (17.7%)3 (10.0%)
28 day response
    Poor37 (57.8%)26 (76.5%)11 (29.7%)
    Intermediate10 (15.6%)3 (8.8%)7 (23.3%)
    Marked16 (25.0%)4 (11.8%)12 (40.0%)
    Rebound >1.41 (1.6%)1 (2.9%)0 (0.0%)
Early virological response (week 12 response)
    Non-responder19 (29.7%)18 (52.9%)1 (3.33%)
    Responder45 (70.3%)16 (47.1%)29 (96.7%)
  • At 28 days poor response was defined as </ = 1 log decrease, intermediate 1–3.5 log decrease, marked >3.5 log decrease in viral level. Early virological response was defined as RNA negativity at 12 weeks of therapy. Sustained virological response was defined as RNA negativity at 24 weeks after cessation of therapy.

  • HAI, histological activity index; HOMA, homeostasis model assessement.