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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2008; 14(35): 5448-5453
Published online Sep 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5448
Table 1 Clinical, serological, virological and biochemical features of patients infected with HBV (mean ± SD)
Clinica-statusNumber (%)Sex
Age (yr)HBs Ag+Anti HBs+Anti HBc+Hbe Ag+Anti HBe+ALT (IU/L)AST (IU/L)Alk (U/L)T-Bil (mg/dL)Albumin (g/dL)HBV DNA (log copies/mL)
MF
Inactive HBsAg carriers12 (19.4)9330.6 ±120123938.3 ±31.4 ±282.2 ±0.7 ±4.77 ±4.3 ±
9.525.812.199.90.2411.251.57
Chronic hepatitis30 (48.4)25534.5 ±3003081221250.9 ±104.4 ±243.6 ±1.17 ±4.2 ±5.31 ±
11.6120.774.7125.40.490.71.48
Liver cirrhosis13 (21.0)9444.5 ±130135850.3 ±64.6 ±274.2 ±1.41 ±3.6 ±5.8 ±
9.418.832.2229.30.630.672.03
HCC7 (11.3)6147.7 ±70707123.5 ±285.1 ±402 ±2.92 ±3.1 ±7.22 ±
13.764.1196.8114.31.50.482.01
Total62 (100)491337.3 ±620621646178.7 ±120.6 ±274.2 ±1.36 ±3.83 ±5.2 ±
(79.00%)(21.00%)12.393.791.1165.60.890.911.57
Table 2 Comparison of demographic and para-clinical features between HBeAg-positive and anti-HBe-positive individuals (mean ± SD)
HBeAg-positive (n = 16)Anti-HBe-positive (n = 46)P
Age (yr)35.06 ± 12.838 ± 12.2NS
Sex (M/F)8/841/50.002
GenotypeDDNS
ALT (IU/L)70.7 ± 63.5101.7 ± 204.3NS
AST (IU/L)69.3 ± 67.698.6 ± 134.07NS
T-Bil (mg/dL)1.18 ± 0.581.43 ± 0.97NS
HBV DNA (log copies/mL)6.21 ± 1.75.2 ± 1.57NS
Table 3 The rate and percentage of BCP/C region mutations in HBV isolated among different clinical groups n (%)
MutationInactive HBsAg carriers (n = 12)Chronic hepatitis (n = 30)Liver cirrhosis(n = 13)HCC (n = 7)Total rate (%)
A175712 (100)25 (83.3)11 (84.61)5 (71.42)85.4
C17531 (8.3)5 (16.6)5 (38.46)4 (57.14)24.2
T1762/A17645 (41.6)11 (36.6)4 (30.76)3 (42.85)37.1
A18993 (25)9 (30)8 (61.5)3 (42.85)37.1
A18965 (41.6)19 (63.3)6 (46.15)6 (85.71)58.1
T1766/A17681 (8.3)4 (13.3)2 (15.38)1 (14.28)12.9
T1764/G17661 (8.3)5 (16.6)1 (7.69)2 (28.5)14.5