Table 1

Baseline demographics and treatment data for the IFN and DAA era

CharacteristicIFN era (n=2688)DAA era (n=514)
Treated 
(n=599) %
Untreated 
(n=2089)
P valueTreated 
(n=394) %
Untreated 
(n=120) %
P value
Age (years)52.3±10.855.7±10.7<0.00156±8.257.1±8.90.3
Male gender (%)56.659.60.1969.361.70.12
Medical comorbidities
 Coronary artery disease99.30.8415.2100.15
 Chronic kidney disease9.712.70.0526.920.80.18
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2.72.50.95.15.80.75
 Diabetes mellitus19.519.70.9238.632.70.17
Liver-related comorbidities
 Cirrhosis59.964.90.0385.383.30.6
 Decompensated cirrhosis34.648.1< 0.00176.473.30.49
 Hepatitis B coinfection4.24.90.54.350.75
 Hepatocellular carcinoma12.720.5< 0.00140.444.50.42
Psychiatric disorder*34.234.40.9348.245.80.65
Ethnicity (%)0.0040.07
 Caucasian57.652.250.939.5
 Asian16.413.913.713.2
 African-American6%6.53.98.8
 Hispanic14.921.629.935.1
 Others55.81.63.5
HCV genotype
(n=490/1227/330/80)
0.10.7
 166.171.967.960
 215.511.39.412.5
 3 13.91214.920
 41.61.92.70
 62.92.95.25
Sustained virological response rate5588.8
 Antiviral regimen (DAA era only)
 Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir43.4
 Simeprevir/sofosbuvir24.6
 Sofosbuvir/ribavirin16.2
 Daclatasvir/sofosbuvir5.1
 Other regimen10.7
  • *Psychiatric disorders include depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

  • DAA,  direct-acting antiviral; IFN, interferon.