Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2013; 19(31): 5067-5075
Published online Aug 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i31.5067
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients used for screening the biomarkers before initiating chronic hepatitis B therapy (mean ± SE)
Sustained virologicalNon-respondersP value
responders (n = 9)(n = 10)
Age (yr)29.67 ± 8.2936.90 ± 6.400.047
Sex (male:female)7:28:20.912
ALT level (U/L)103.88 ± 105.04130.50 ± 75.770.609
HBV DNA (copies/mL)  (11.07 ± 8.52) × 106  (14.35 ± 8.44) × 1060.511
HBeAgPositivePositiveNS