Table 3

Complete remission of all warts

Population*Podophyllin % (95% CI)Podophyllotoxin cream % (95% CI)Podophyllotoxin solution % (95% CI)
(A) Expressed as % of subjects
Principal analysis46.9 (36.8 to 57.3)62.2 (50.8 to 72.7)70.2 (59.9 to 79.2)
“Worst case”39.7 (30.7 to 49.2)43.2 (34.1 to 52.7)54.2 (44.8 to 63.3)
“Best case”55.2 (45.7 to 64.4)73.7 (64.8 to 81.4)76.6 (68.1 to 83.9)
Population*Podophyllotoxin cream Odds (95% CI)Podophyllotoxin solution Odds (95% CI)
*See Methods, analysis for definitions of the populations.
(B) Expressed as odds of not remitting compared to podophyllin (=1) by regression analyses
Principal analysis1.97 (1.04 to 3.70)2.93 (1.56 to 5.50)
“Worst case”1.17 (0.69 to 2.00)1.92 (1.13 to 3.27)
“Best case”2.46 (1.38 to 4.40)3.04 (1.68 to 5.49)