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World J Hepatol. Feb 27, 2013; 5(2): 64-73
Published online Feb 27, 2013. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v5.i2.64
Published online Feb 27, 2013. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v5.i2.64
Table 3 Hepatitis B virus markers among antibodies to hepatitis B core positive blood donors in relation to hepatitis B virus DNA concentration n (%)
| Variable | HBV-DNA≥200 | HBV-DNA < 200 | P value |
| (n = 27) | (n = 26) | ||
| Age (mean ± SD) | 29.1 ± 6.7 | 29.2 ± 7.1 | 0.972 |
| Gender | |||
| Males | 26 (57.8) | 19 (42.2) | 0.088 |
| Females | 1 (16.7) | 5 (83.3) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 7 (50.0) | 7 (50.0) | 0.75 |
| Married | 16 (55.2) | 13 (44.8) | |
| Donation site | |||
| Ain Shams Hospital | 27 (54.0) | 23 (46.0) | 0.11 |
| Central blood bank | 0 (0.0) | 3 (100.0) | |
| Previous blood donation | 16 (64.0) | 9 (36.0) | 0.12 |
| ALT (mean ± SD) | 33.2 ± 14.7 | 34.4 ± 17.6 | 0.868 |
| AST (mean ± SD) | 25.5 ± 13.5 | 26.1 ± 10.8 | 0.671 |
| Anti-HBs (mean ± SD) | 156.1 ± 359.3 | 59.9 ± 203.8 | 0.634 |
| Architect HBV | |||
| +ve | 23 (51.1) | 22 (48.9) | 0.99 |
| -ve | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | |
| Anti-HBs level | |||
| < 10 | 18 (51.4) | 17 (48.6) | 0.447 |
| 10- | 5 (50.0) | 5 (50.0) | |
| 100- | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100) | |
| ≥ 1000 | 4 (80.0) | 1 (20.0) |
- Citation: Said ZN, Sayed MHE, Salama II, Aboel-Magd EK, Mahmoud MH, Setouhy ME, Mouftah F, Azzab MB, Goubran H, Bassili A, Esmat GE. Occult hepatitis B virus infection among Egyptian blood donors. World J Hepatol 2013; 5(2): 64-73
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v5/i2/64.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v5.i2.64