Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Response to Peginterferon plus Ribavirin Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C

Table 4

Stepwise logistic regression analysis of factors associated with sustained virological response.

	Odds ratio	95% CI	value
Total ()
RVR	2.293	1.325–3.970	0.003
rs12979860 CC type	2.482	1.332–4.627	0.004
Viral load < 40 × 10^4 IU/mL	2.227	1.342–3.690	0.002
Platelet ≥ 15 × 10^4/μL	1.695	1.054–2.723	0.029
Genotype 1 ()
RVR	2.786	1.487–3.970	0.001
rs12979860 CC type	2.881	1.216–6.827	0.016
Genotype 2 ()
Viral load <40 × 10^4 IU/mL	3.086	1.570–6.060	0.001
RVR	2.873	1.113–7.19	0.029
Platelet ≥ 15 × 10^4/μL	2.417	1.240–4.714	0.010
N-L ratio > 1.42	0.494	0.253–0.963	0.038

CI: confidence interval; RVR: rapid virological response; N-L ratio: neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio.