Prospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2014; 20(27): 9178-9184
Published online Jul 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i27.9178
Table 2 Baseline population characteristics
Immune tolerantImmune clearanceHBeAg negative hepatitisLow replicativeLiver cirrhosisP value
HBeAg statusPositivePositiveNegativeNegativePositive/negative
Sex M/F60/48127/34124/2595/4050/20< 0.001
Age (yr)26 (18-44)29 (18-45)41 (22-60)39 (22-65)49 (26-65)< 0.001
ALT (U/L)25 (9-40)188 (80-1322)40 (80-3755)23 (17-39)45 (9-341)< 0.001
AST (U/L)20 (6-36)100 (7-1063)228 (20-2136)14 (9-38)49 (10-302)< 0.001
HBsAg (log10 IU/mL)4.85 (3.97-5.15)4.36 (3.08-5.25)2.95 (0.82-4.89)3.18 (2.53-3.60)2.69 (2.20-4.04)< 0.001
HBV DNA (log10 IU/mL)8.50 (7.12-9.49)7.93 (3.93-9.23)5.73 (3.3-9.28)2.64 (2.18-3.30)4.68 (3.28-8.75)< 0.001
Genotype
B/C60/4883/7886/6274/6137/330.006