Precore/basal core promoter mutants quantification throughout phases of hepatitis B virus infection by Simpleprobe

Table 2 Correlation between hepatitis B early antigen and clinical parameters

	HBeAg status1P value	HBeAg titer2P value
Age (yr)	0.075	0.357
Log10 HBV DNA (log10 IU/mL)	< 0.001	< 0.001
ALT (U/L)	0.135	0.739
PC%	0.001	< 0.001
BCP%	0.552	< 0.001

¹Data derived from logistic regression analysis;

²Data derived from multiple linear regression; HBeAg: Hepatitis B early antigen; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; PC: Precore; PC%: PC mutant quantity per total viral load; BCP: Basal core promoter; BCP%: BCP mutant quantity per total viral load.