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Table 1. Baseline characteristics and univariate logistic regression analysis.<br />

Sustained<br />

virological<br />

response †<br />

No sustained<br />

virological<br />

response<br />

Factors that predict response to PEG-IFN 49<br />

Odds<br />

95%<br />

Confi dence<br />

Interval<br />

Characteristic (n = 158) (n = 563) Ratio Lower Upper p<br />

Age 34.8 ± 11.4 32.4 ± 10.6 1.02 1.00 1.04 0.01<br />

Female sex 47 (29.7%) 120 (21.3%) 1.56 1.05 2.32 0.03<br />

Serum ALT ( x ULN ) 4.3 ± 3.0 3.9 ± 3.5 1.31 1.02 1.69 0.03<br />

HBV DNA (log10 copies/ml) 9.4 ± 1.7 9.8 ± 1.8 0.85 0.77 0.95 0.003<br />

HBV genotype

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