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Dynamic prediction of response to PEG-IFN 69<br />

logit(PSR, week ) = 2.041 - 0.026 * week - 0.286 * HBV DNAlog10 + PEG-IFN HBV Treatment Index,<br />

or by the log10 decline in HBV DNA compared to HBV DNA baseline, model B:<br />

logit (PSR, week ) = -0.529 - 0.034 * week<br />

- 0.382 * (HBV DNAlog10 - HBV DNAlog10 (baseline))<br />

+ PEG-IFN HBV Treatment Index.<br />

The overall estimated OR for HBV DNA levels and HBV DNA decline calculated by the<br />

dynamic logistic regression are presented in table 2, for weeks of therapy held fi xed. In<br />

table 3, the dynamic logistic regression models were used to estimate the effects of a 1<br />

log10 decline of HBV DNA or 1xULN increase in ALT after 4 weeks of treatment for the<br />

individual patient. The effects of HBV DNA decline at 4, 12 and 24 weeks are plotted in<br />

fi gure 3. The application of non-linear functions (splines) of time, HBV DNA or ALT did<br />

not improve the fi t of the model nor did adding interaction terms with HBV-genotype<br />

or time. However, a trend was observed of an increasing effect of HBV DNA decline per<br />

week: p=0.018 for the interaction term week*HBV DNAlog10 , when added to model A<br />

Figure 3. Results of the dynamic logistic regression model. Estimated OR for sustained response<br />

according to HBV DNA decline after 4, 12 and 24 weeks of treatment compared to baseline.

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