Research Article

Treatment Outcomes of Hepatitis C-Infected Patients in Specialty Clinic vs. Primary Care Physician Clinic: A Comparative Analysis

Table 3

Prior hepatitis C treatment regimens for patients treated in GI vs. PCP clinic.

Prior treatmentGI clinic (noncirrhotic) Group-1 ()PCP clinic (noncirrhotic) Group-2 () value

Treatment naïve, (%)149 (77.60)172 (92.97)<0.01
Previous treatment, (%)43 (22.40)13 (7.03)
Interferon+ribavirin33 (17.19)11 (5.95)<0.01
PEG/ribavirin/boceprevir5 (2.60)1 (0.54)
Harvoni & ribavirin4 (2.08)0
Viekira Pak+ribavirin01 (0.54)
Interferon1 (0.52)0

Abbreviations: GI: gastroenterology; PCP: primary care physician; PEG: pegylated interferon alpha.