Incidence and characteristics of HBV reactivation in hematological malignant patients in south Egypt

Table 1 Characteristics of 53 patients with malignant hematologic disease who were negative for hepatitis B surface antigen n (%)

Characteristics	Total	Anti-HBc positive	Anti-HBc negative	P value
	(n = 53)	(n = 18)	(n = 35)
Age yr, mean ± SD	27.8 ± 26.2	34.4 ± 27.9	27.7 ± 25.4	0.42
Gender (male)	26 (49.1)	10 (55.6)	16 (45.7)	0.56
Diagnosis
Malignant lymphoma	26 (40.1)	9 (50.0)	17 (48.6)	1.00
Acute leukemia	25 (47.2)	9 (50.0)	15 (42.9)	0.77
Chronic leukemia	1 (1.9)	0 (0.0)	1 (2.9)	1.00
Multiple myeloma	1 (1.9)	0 (0.0)	1 (2.9)	1.00

Anti-HBc: Antibody to hepatitis B core antigen.