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Table 4 Comparison between patients according to the response treatment on WAI

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

Dimensions

Pretreatment

ETR

Sustained responders

Non responders

Relapsers

Subjective work ability

5.30 ± 0.91

6.08 ± 0.87*

6.78 ± 0.96**

5.34 ± 0.81

5.36 ± 0.78

Work ability in relations to demands

5.10 ± 0.88

6.16 ± 0.84*

6.70 ± 0.87**

5.25 ± 0.87

5.44 ± 0.81

Number of diseases

5.95 ± 0.98

6.04 ± 0.87

6.44 ± 0.81*

5.91 ± 0.80

5.68 ± 0.84

Work impairment

5.44 ± 1.02

6.21 ± 0.84*

6.81 ± 0.82**

5.45 ± 0.87

6.00 ± 0.82

Sick leave past year

5.90 ± 1.08

5.81 ± 0.87*

6.72 ± 0.84*

5.84 ± 0.88

5.9 ± 0.87

Prognosis of work ability

4.60 ± 1.02

6.28 ± 0.91**

6.41 ± 0.87**

4.71 ± 0.96

4.74 ± 0.84

Mental resources

5.00 ± 0.97

5.94 ± 0.81

6.87 ± 0.81**

5.08 ± 0.84

5.10 ± 0.88

  1. Comparison between Pretreatment and Responses *p < 0.05, **p < 0.001