Predictors of antiviral therapy in a cohort of hepatitis C patients.
Published: 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Description: Clinical and demographic factors that influence the presence of antiviral therapy were identified using claimants from the 1986--1990 post transfusion cohort. Using 2456 subjects a multivariate logistic regression model was constructed, with the presence of treatment as the outcome. The model contained the following variables: disease level 1 (OR = 0.01), disease level 2 (OR = 0.02), disease level 3 (OR = 2.29), disease level 4 (OR = 3.75), disease level 5 (OR = 2.51), (disease level 6 was the reference), age (p &lt; 0.0001), age*age (p &lt; 0.0001), HIV status (OR = 4.16) and province of residence: Quebec (OR = 1.98), Manitoba (OR = 1.92), and Saskatchewan (OR = 5.85) (Ontario was the reference province). Hepatitis C patients who are HIV negative, are middle age, exhibit moderate disease levels, and reside in the provinces of Quebec, Manitoba and Saskatchewan are associated with an increased likelihood of being treated.
Notes: Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Toronto, 2004.

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Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 42-06, page: 2191.

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