Viral Hepatitis
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2005.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2005; 11(28): 4344-4350
Published online Jul 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i28.4344
Table 2 Comparison between patients with and without phenotypic resistance in univariate analysis
Patients with phenotypic resistance n = 18Patients without phenotypic resistance n = 17P
Median (range) age (yr)34 (21-60)37(20-68)0.95
Male (%)17 (94)13 (76)0.16
Chinese (%)17/18 (94)17/17 (100)0.28
Genotype (B:C:others)7B/ 7C/ 2 others11B /6C/ 2 others0.56
Type of mutation (rtM204I:rtM204V:others)12:2:44:10:30.074
Median (range) baseline ALT level, U/L96 (42-1 124)40 (16-143)0.018
ALT level at emergence of genotypic resistance, U/L48 (22-82)36 (24-68)0.36
Successful HBeAg seroconversion (%)1217.70.43
Median (range) baseline HBV DNA, Meq/mL249 (20-788)336 (20-1 680)0.17
Median (range) peak HBV DNA after emergence of resistance, pg/mL186 (8.8-1 064)314 (9-3 920)0.33
Median (range) duration of lamivudine at onset of resistance, wk88 (35-212)124 (36-202)0.16
Median (range) duration of follow up after resistance, wk124 (52-204)102 (26-220)0.29
Median (range) baseline CPT Score for cirrhotic patients, n = 10(n = 6) 8 (5-13)(n = 4) 7 (5-9)0.038