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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2006; 12(21): 3420-3424
Published online Jun 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i21.3420
Published online Jun 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i21.3420
Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients
| HCV-RNAPositive(n = 22) | HCV-RNANegative(n = 28) | Total(n = 50) | ||
| Average age (yr) | 47.2 ± 17 | 39.6 ± 15.6 | 42.9 ± 16.5 | |
| (age range) | (18 - 24) | (13-76) | (13 - 84) | |
| Sex | Male | 13 (59.1%) | 17 (60.7%) | 30 (60%) |
| Female | 9 (40.9%) | 11 (39.3%) | 20 (40%) | |
| Average | 4.9 ± 2.3 | 4.6 ± 2.1 | 4.8 ± 2.2 | |
| Haemodialysis | ||||
| period (yrs) | ||||
| (haemodialysis range) | (1 - 9) | (1-8) | (1-9) | |
| ALT (IU/mL) | 52.9 ± 52.8 | 29.3 ± 20.9 | 39.7 ± 39.7 | |
| (4 - 186) | (2-88) | (2 - 186) | ||
| Insulated anti-HBs | 7 | 14 | 21 | |
| Seropositivity | (31.8) | (50%) | (42%) | |
| Insulated anti-HBc | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| IgG seropositivity | (13.6%) | (3.5%) | (8%) | |
| Anti-HBs and anti-HBc IgG | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
| Seropositivity | (45.4%) | (21.4%) | (32%) | |
| Anti-HBs and anti-HBc IgG | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| Seronegativity | (9.1%) | (25%) | (18%) | |
| HBV-DNA (PCR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Positivity | (0%) | (0%) | (0%) | |
- Citation: Goral V, Ozkul H, Tekes S, Sit D, Kadiroglu AK. Prevalence of occult HBV infection in haemodialysis patients with chronic HCV. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(21): 3420-3424
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i21/3420.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i21.3420