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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