Table 2.

Results from multivariable regression analyses.

	Effect of each parameter on the mean viral load (after log transformation)	Standard error	p-value
All study subjects
HBeAg positive	2.38	0.21	0.0001
BCP double mutations present	−0.54	0.18	0.003
preC stop mutations present	−0.58	0.24	0.02
anti-HBe positive (n = 99)
BCP double mutations present	−0.01	0.30	0.96
preC stop mutations present	−0.48	0.31	0.12
HBeAg positive (n = 91)
BCP double mutations present	−1.05	0.18	0.0001
preC stop mutations present	0.11	0.60	0.86