Distribution of HBV genotypes among HBV carriers in Benin:phylogenetic analysis and virological characteristics of HBV genotype E

Table 1 Comparison of clinical characteristics between HBeAg-positive and anti-HBe-positive subjects

	HBeAg-positive (n = 4)	Anti-HBe-positive (n = 17)	P
Age (yr)	21.25 ± 2.21	23.5 ± 7.421	NS2
Sex (M/F)	2/2	1/151	NS3
Genotype (A/E)	0/4	1/16	NS3
AST (IU/L)	25.8 ± 8.3	18.0 ± 5.4	NS2
ALT (IU/L)	11.5 ± 10.3	5.7 ± 1.5	NS2
T-Bil (mg/dL)	0.50 ± 0.35	0.57 ± 0.41	NS2
HBV DNA	7.76 ± 0.29	< 2.6	< 0.00052
(log (copies/mL)

¹Sex and age unknown in one subject.

²P values were calculated by Welch’s t-test.

³P values were calculated by Fisher’s exact test. AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; T-Bil, total bilirubin.