Hepatitis B virus genotypes and hepatocellular carcinoma in Thailand

Table 2 Demographic and clinical data of patients with chronic hepatitis.

Characteristics	Genotype B (n = 20)	Genotype C (n = 76)	P
Age (yr)	35.1±9.6	36.4±10.3	NS
Sex (male/female)	16/4	65/11	NS
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.8±0.2	0.7±0.3	NS
ALT (IU/L)	119.8±58.5	159.8±106.4	0.03
HBeAg positive	8/18 (44.4)	53/74 (71.6)	0.03
HBV DNA (LGE/mL)	7.25±1.74	7.10±1.34	NS
HAI inflammation	5.8±2.1	6.7±2.1	NS
HAI fibrosis	1.5±1.0	1.8±0.9	NS

Quantitative variables are expressed as mean±SD. Categorical variables are expressed as n (%). HAI inflammation, sum of necroinflammatory scores of histology activity index. HAI fibrosis, sum of fibrosis scores of histology activity index.