Table 2.

Clinical significance of HBxAg and anti-HBx in sera.

Clinical significance	HBxAg+ (%)	anti-HBx+ (IgG) (%)
HBsAg/HBeAg/anti-HBc+	21 (91.3)*	39 (97.5)*
Anti-HBs+	2 (8.7)	1 (2.5)
Total	23 (100)	40 (100)

X² test *P < .01 (versus anti-HBs+).