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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: After adjustment for age, race/ethnicity, sex, alcohol, cirrhosis, ratio of aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase, the IL28B polymorphism rs12979860, dose reduction of peginterferon, and other covariates, odds ratios for drinking 3 or more cups/day vs nondrinking were 2. 0 (95 % confidence interval [CI] : 1. 1-3. 6 ; P trend =. 004) for early virologic response, 2. 1 (95 % CI : 1. 1-3. 9 ; P trend =. 005) for week 20 virologic response, 2. 4 (95 % CI : 1. 3-4. 6 ; P trend =. 001) for end of treatment, and 1. 8 (95 % CI : 0. 8-3. 9 ; P trend =. 034) for sustained virologic response.