Brief Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2011; 17(43): 4804-4809
Published online Nov 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i43.4804
Table 1 Characteristics of patients at baseline, median (min-max)
CharacteristicDe novo combination group (n = 10)Add-on combination group (n = 20)P value
Age (yr)45.6 ± 8.245.2 ± 8.20.89
Gender (males,%)6 (60%)11 (55%)1
Height (m)1.7 ± 0.71.7 ± 0.90.58
Weight (kg)68.9 ± 9.767.3 ± 10.50.69
BMI (kg/m2)23.8 ± 1.823.7 ± 1.60.88
HBV DNA levels (log10, copies/mL)6.23 ± 0.916.43 ± 0.950.58
Serum ALT (IU/L)124 (82-156)283 (187-321)0
Serum TBIL (μmol/L)49.5 (23-72)73.5 (49.0-99.6)0.001
Serum ALB (g/L)29.75 (25.40-34.00)26.65 (23.00-32.00)0.021
Child-Pugh score11 (9-13)11 (9-13)0.809
Red blood cell counts (× 1012/L)3.6 (3.0-4.5)3.3 (1.9-5.0)0.234
HB (g/L)106 (90-120)97 (75-115)0.059
White blood cell counts (× 109/L)3.85 (2.70-6.80)3.75 (1.90-6.00)0.657
Blood PLT count (× 109/L)96 (76-150)96 (50-112)0.657
Serum BUN (mmol/L)6.05 (3.70-8.10)4.35 (1.90-8.50)0.139
Serum Cr (μmol/L)99.5 (77.0-145.0)77.0 (40.0-156.0)0.024
Table 2 Biochemical responses of the patients, median (min-max)
De novo combination group (n = 10)
Add-on combination group (n = 20)
2 wk before combination treatment4 wk after combination treatment12 wk after combination treatment24 wk aftercombinationtreatment48 wk after combination treatment2 wk before combination treatment4 wk after combination treatment12 wk after combination treatment24 wk after combination treatment48 wk after combination treatment
Child-Pugh score11 (9-13)10 (8-12)10 (8-12)9 (7-11)c7 (6-9)ca11 (9-13)10 (9-12)10 (9-12)10 (7-11)c9 (7-10)c
Serum ALT (IU/L)124 (82-156)a111 (80-141)a109 (69-125)a89 (59-112)ca49 (28-67)ca283 (187-321)251 (171-302)c218 (146-277)c173 (105-239)c105 (65-186)c
Serum TBIL (μmol/L)49.5 (23-72)a47.3 (25.0-70.1)a41.3 (25.5-63.0)a37.8 (22.5-57.4)ca31.0 (22.0-41.0)ca73.5 (49.0-99.6)68.3 (44.5-88.7)63.5 (35.8-79.0)c56.7 (32.0-72.3)c41.2(29.0-58.1)c
Serum ALB (g/L)29.75(25.40-34.00)a30.15(27.20-34.10)a30.55(27.60-33.00)a32.80(29.00-35.00)ca34.00(30.00-37.00)ca26.65(23.00-32.00)28.20(25.60-32.90)27.85(25.00-31.90)28.75(25.50-33.00)c30.5(28.0-34.8)c
Table 3 Blood cell counts and renal function of the patients, median (min-max)
De novo combination group (n = 10)
Add-on combination group (n = 20)
2 wk before combination treatment4 wk after combination treatment12 wk after combination treatment24 wk after combination treatment48 wk after combination treatment2 wk before combination treatment4 wk after combination treatment12 wk after combination treatment24 wk after combination treatment48 wk after combination treatment
Red blood cell counts (× 1012/L)3.6 (3.0-4.5)3.4 (3.0-4.3)3.5 (2.9-4.1)3.6 (3.1-4.0)a3.8 (3.0-5.1)a3.3 (1.9-5.0)3.2 (2.3-4.1)3.1 (2.5-4.0)3.1 (2.5-3.9)3.1 (2.7-3.4)c
HB (g/L)106 (90-120)104 (92-113)a102 (99-115)107 (94-114)a105 (85-121)a97 (75-115)95 (80-114)95 (85-111)99 (88-112)97 (84-105)
White blood cell counts (× 109/L)3.85 (2.70-6.80)3.90 (2.90-5.70)3.80 (3.00-5.20)3.95 (3.20-4.70)4.00 (3.00-4.50)3.75 (1.90-6.00)3.75 (2.50-5.60)3.70 (2.90-5.00)3.75 (2.90-4.70)3.85 (3.00-5.10)
Blood PLT counts (× 109/L)96 (76-150)90 (72-100)94 (70-116)95 (68-108)98 (72-103)96 (50-112)94 (63-111)92 (76-110)90 (69-107)93 (73-112)
Serum BUN (mmol/L)6.05 (3.70-8.10)5.90 (3.00-7.40)5.65 (3.60-7.10)5.50 (2.50-6.80)5.45 (3.30-7.00)4.35 (1.90-8.50)5.25 (2.20-8.70)5.00 (2.20-8.00)5.00 (2.90-7.50)4.95 (2.30-7.10)
Serum Cr (μmol/L)99.5 (77.0-145.0)a96.5 (76.0-141.0)96.0 (69.0-112.0)78.0 (56.0-99.0)c78.5 (61.0-107.0)c77.0 (40.0-156.0)95.5 (61.0-124.0)86.0 (68.0-131.0)73.5 (42.0-132.0)79.0 (41.0-132.0)