Table 1.
Baseline demographic characteristics of the 433 patients with Hepatitis B virus infection at the time of liver biopsy
| Fibrosis staging | Total | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient number(%) | 433 | 93(21.48) | 83(19.17) | 111(25.64) | 75(17.31) | 71(16.40) | |
| Age, years | 39.40 ± 9.987 | 37.13 ± 8.293 | 37.83 ± 8.564 | 37.17 ± 10.250 | 39.65 ± 8.014 | 47.41 ± 11.114 | < 0.001* |
| Gender, female/male | 102/331 | 27/66 | 26/57 | 27/84 | 12/63 | 10/61 | NS& |
*The average age of patients in F4 group is older than the other groups by the S-N-K analysis;
NS, no significant difference; &The chi-square test was performed after F0-F2 was combined into one group and F3-F4 was combined into another group, the gender composition ratio of F3 and F4 group was higher than that of F0, F1 and F2 group (5.636 vs. 2.588, 𝒳2 = 8.813, p = 0.003)