Table 1.

Base-line Characteristics of the Patients

Age (yr)
Median	40
Range	4–80
Male sex (%)
Weight (kg)	83.3
Median	58.5
Range	14–101
Route of HBV acquisition (%)
Blood Transfusion	11.7
Renal Dialysis	13.3
Sexual	5
Perinatal	3.3
Others	5
Unknown	61.7
BMI (kg/m2)
Median	22.8
Range	16.4–29.5
ALT (U/L)
Abnormal (%)	83.3
Median	72
Range	27–394
Median × ULN	1.8
HBV-DNA (mEq/ml)
Mean	920
Range	0.8–4500
Cirrhosis (%)	38.33