Chronic hepatitis B in children with or without malignancies: A 13-year follow-up

Table 1 Main characteristics of the patients with chronic hepatitis B in both groups n (%)

	Groups
	Group 1, n = 24	Group 2, n = 25
Gender
Female	9 (37.5)	11 (44.0)
Male	15 (62.5)	14 (56.0)
mean age at diagnosis (yr, mean ± SD)	10.89 ± 2.67	9.11 ± 3.69
Solid tumour	5 (20.8)
Leukemia/lymphoma	19 (79.1)
Diagnosis time after chemotherapy	2.00 ± 1.92
Number of transfusions (mean ± SD)	19.19 ± 17.44
Route of transmission
HBsAg(+) mother	0	5 (20)
History of dental extraction	0	3 (12)
Family contact	0	5 (20)
Unknown	24	12 (48)

Group 1: Patients cured of malignancy with chronic hepatitis B (CHB); Group 2: Children diagnosed CHB without malignancy.