Lower Viral Response to Pegylated Interferon Alpha 2a Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B in Roma People in Eastern Slovakia

Table 4

HBV DNA during treatment and followup, real-world cohort.

	Roma		Non-Roma
M6 HBV DNA <2000 IU/mL	30/43	69.8%	38/46	82.6%	0.154
M6 HBV DNA negative	3/43	7.0%	7/46	15.2%	0.318
M12 HBV DNA <2000 IU/mL	22/43	51.2%	37/46	80.4%	0.003
M12 HBV DNA negative	3/43	7.0%	9/46	19.6%	0.082
M18 HBV DNA <2000 IU/mL	13/43	30.2%	19/46	41.3%	0.277
M18 HBV DNA negative	0/43	0%	3/46	6.5%	0.242

M6: 6 months after the start of the treatment, M12: end of treatment, and M18: 6 months after the end of the treatment.