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Table 3 Comparison between patients according to the response treatment on PWS

From: Job performance in chronic hepatitis C virus patients treated with pegylated interferon-α2b plus ribavirin: an observational study

Peg-IFN α + RBV (n = 144)
  Pretreatment (n = 144) ETR (n = 65) Sustained Responders (n = 36) Non Responders (n = 50) Relapsers (n = 29)
Boredom 1.94 ± 0.61 1.44 ± 0.56** 0.90 ± 0.37** 1.88 ± 0.62 1.98 ± 0.47
Lack of support 2.04 ± 0.44 1.87 ± 0.67* 1.84 ± 0.62* 2.22 ± 0.61* 2.44 ± 0.5**
Quantitative Overload 2.37 ± 0.65 2.04 ± 0.56** 1.87 ± 0.56** 2.44 ± 0.61 2.56 ± 0.5
Qualitative Overload 1.88 ± 0.48 1.56 ± 0.61** 1.61 ± 0.56* 2.01 ± 0.56 2.22 ± 0.41**
Unsatisfactory prospects or salary 2.10 ± 0.55 1.96 ± 0.48 1.82 ± 0.42* 2.44 ± 0.51** 2.21 ± 0.58
Unsatisfactory physical working conditions 2.02 ± 0.67 1.78 ± 0.56* 1.56 ± 0.50** 2.12 ± 0.56 2.08 ± 0.38
  1. Comparison between Pretreatment and Responses *p < 0.05, **p < 0.001