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Table 4 Summary of patients reporting any health problem by EQ-5D domain in the PILLAR and ASPIRE studies

From: Fatigue during treatment for hepatitis C virus: results of self-reported fatigue severity in two Phase IIb studies of simeprevir treatment in patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection

  EQ-5D domain

Study visit

PILLAR, n/N (%)

ASPIRE, n/N (%)

All simeprevir

Placebo/PR

All simeprevir

Placebo/PR

Mobiity

Baseline

21/306 (6.9)

5/77 (6.5)

27/386 (7.0)

6/64 (9.4)

 

Week 24

61/285 (21.5)

6/72 (8.3)

80/355 (22.6)

14/51 (27.5)

 

Week 48

25/271 (9.3)

11/67 (16.4)

76/352 (21.6)

11/55 (20.0)

 

Week 72

16/279 (5.7)

5/68 (7.4)

38/340 (11.2)

11/55 (20.0)

Self-care

Baseline

3/306 (1.0)

2/77 (2.6)

5/387 (1.3)

2/64 (3.1)

 

Week 24

6/285 (2.1)

2/72 (2.8)

13/354 (3.7)

3/51 (5.9)

 

Week 48

5/271 (1.9)

2/68 (2.9)

18/352 (5.1)

5/55 (9.1)

 

Week 72

6/279 (2.2)

1/68 (1.5)

9/339 (2.7)

3/55 (5.5)

Usual activities

Baseline

32/305 (10.5)

4/77 (5.2)

49/387 (12.6)

9/64 (14.1)

 

Week 24

148/284 (52.1)

36/72 (50.0)

159/354 (44.9)

18/51 (35.3)

 

Week 48

46/271 (17.0)

31/68 (45.5)

153/351 (43.6)

17/55 (30.9)

 

Week 72

36/279 (12.9)

8/68 (11.8)

55/338 (16.3)

12/55 (21.8)

Pain/discomfort

Baseline

83/306 (27.1)

17/77 (22.1)

109/385 (28.3)

15/64 (23.4)

 

Week 24

154/285 (54.0)

45/72 (62.5)

193/354 (54.5)

21/51 (41.2)

 

Week 48

73/271 (27.0)

38/68 (55.9)

188/349 (53.9)

22/55 (40.0)

 

Week 72

64/279 (23.0)

19/68 (27.9)

107/337 (31.8)

21/55 (38.2)

Anxiety/

Baseline

71/306 (23.2)

15/77 (19.5)

80/385 (20.8)

11/64 (17.2)

depression

Week 24

130/284 (45.7)

39/72 (54.2)

165/355 (46.4)

21/51 (41.2)

 

Week 48

65/271 (23.9)

24/68 (35.3)

168/351 (47.9)

20/55 (36.4)

 

Week 72

63/279 (22.6)

15/68 (22.0)

94/338 (27.9)

18/55 (32.7)

  1. EQ-5D European Quality of Life 5-Dimensions, PR placebo/peginterferon-α and ribavirin.