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Analysis of clinical factors in relation to the presence of mutations in the core protein in 29 patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection
| Clinical factor | All patients (n = 29) | Wild Type (n = 10) |
Mutant (n = 19) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age* (Years) | 42 ± 9 | 43 ± 8 | 41 ± 9 | 0.5 |
| ALT* (IU/l) | 41 ± 16 | 34 ± 13 | 44 ± 16 | 0.09 |
|
HBV DNA* (Log copies/ml) |
4.2 ± 0.8 | 4.0 ± 0.9 | 4.3 ± 0.8 | 0.4 |
| HAI score* | 5.7 ± 2.4 | 5.1 ± 2.2 | 6.1 ± 2.4 | 0.2 |
| Stage of Fibrosis* | 1.6 ± 1.3 | 1.0 ± 0.8 | 1.9 ± 1.4 | 0.05 |
*Mean ± SD
