Table 2

Complete remission of original warts

Population*Podophyllin % (95% CI)Podophyllotoxin cream % (95% CI)Podophyllotoxin solution % (95% CI)
(A) Expressed as % of subjects
Principal analysis53.1 (42.7 to 63.2)64.6 (53.3 to 74.9)75.0 (65.1 to 83.3)
“Worst case”44.8 (35.6 to 54.3)44.9 (35.7 to 54.3)60.0 (50.7 to 68.8)
“Best case”60.3 (50.8 to 69.3)75.4 (66.6 to 82.9)80.0 (71.7 to 86.7)
Population*Podophyllotoxin cream Odds (95% CI)Podophyllotoxin solution Odds (95% CI)
*See Methods, analysis for definitions of the populations.
†In regression analyses smoking was not significantly associated with remission, whereas females and having >10 warts at baseline had significantly increased odds of not remitting.
(B) Expressed as odds of remitting compared to podophyllin (=1) by regression analyses†
Principal analysis1.67 (0.89 to 3.15)2.88 (1.52 to 5.45)
“Worst case”1.01 (0.59 to 1.96)1.96 (1.15 to 3.33)
“Best case”2.14 (1.19 to 3.82)2.91 (1.59 to 5.34)