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. 2024 Jul 5;12:1417556. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1417556

Table 2.

Clinical and laboratory characteristics of participants with different severity.

Mild cases (n = 422) Severe cases (n = 20) All cases (N = 442) Controls (N = 428)
Male Proportion (%) 63.27% 90.00% 64.48% /
Age(mean (range)) 52.15 (19–94) 53.60 (25–80) 52.21 (19–94) /
Symptom (n(%))
Malaise 195 (46.21%) 18 (90.00%) 213 (48.19%) /
Loss of appetite 185 (43.84%) 15 (75.00%) 200 (45.25%) /
Nausea 128 (30.33%) 10 (50.00%) 138 (31.22%) /
Tired of greasy and bloating 88 (20.85%) 9 (45.00%) 97 (21.95%) /
Tea-colored urine 75 (17.77%) 10 (50.00%) 85 (19.23%) /
Scleral icterus 68 (16.11%) 10 (50.00%) 78 (17.64%) /
Fever 58 (13.74%) 4 (20.00%) 62 (14.03%) /
Loose stools 40 (9.48%) 3 (15.00%) 43 (9.73%) /
Liver area pain 33 (7.82%) 1 (5.00%) 34 (7.69%) /
Hepatomegaly 18 (4.27%) 0 (0.00%) 18 (4.07%) /
Liver palm 6 (1.42%) 0 (0.00%) 6 (1.36%) /
Splenomegaly 4 (0.95%) 0 (0.00%) 4 (0.90%) /
Spider nevi 3 (0.71%) 0 (0.00%) 3 (0.68%) /
Laboratory test results (n(%))
ALT (U/L)* 552.60 (10.5–9,613),256 1509.5 (85–4,260),20 621.94 (10.5–9,613),276 23.72 (6–51),86
AST (U/L)* 333.14 (12–5,091),112 862.31 (40–2,787),16 411.53 (12–5,091),128 20.91 (0–42),55
Total bilirubin (μmol/L)* 58.75 (5.9–901),115 246.22 (171–602),20 86.52 (5.9–901),135 15.02 (4.2–142),54
HBsAg 7 (1.66%) 2 (0.00%) 9 (2.04%) 0 (0.00%)
Anti-HBs 9 (2.13%) 1 (5.00%) 10 (2.26%) 2 (0.47%)
HBeAg 1 (0.24%) 1 (5.00%) 2 (0.45%) 0 (0.00%)
Anti-HBe 5 (1.18%) 0 (0.00%) 5 (1.13%) 0 (0.00%)
Anti-HBc IgM 10(%) 0 (0.00%) 10 (2.26%) 0 (0.00%)

The symbol “*” indicates that the data in the corresponding cell are presented as mean (range), and the total number of participants who underwent the relevant test.