Serum soluble interleukin-2 receptor levels in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection and its relation with anti-HBc

Table 1 Levels of sIL-2R, ALT, and HBV DNA in sera of patients with chronic HBV infection (mean ± SD)

Group	Number	sIL-2R(×103 U/L)	ALT(IU/L)	HBV DNA(copies/mL, lgC)
A	50	967.56 ± 213.51b	79 ± 21.2d	7.954 ± 1.754
B	50	393.41 ± 189.54a	24 ± 12.3	7.875 ± 1.011
Control	30	243.59 ± 121.34	13 ± 6.5	0

^bP < 0.01 vs group B and control group;

^aP < 0.05 vs control group;

^dP < 0.01 vs group B and control.

Table 2 Age difference between anti-HBc (+) and anti-HBc (–) patients with chronic HBV infection

Group	Number	Median (yr)	Rank sum
A	50	37b	66.88
B	50	22.5	40.12

^bP < 0.0001 vs group B.