Table 1.

HBV serological and molecular markers in HCV positive patients and HCV negative controls

HBV serological status	HCV(+) patients	HCV(-) controls	P value
	N = 361	N = 361
	No(%)	No(%)
All HBV markers negative	206 (57%)	202 (56%)	0.763
HbsAg(-)/HbcAb(-)/HbsAb(-)
HBV positives
Resolutive infection
HbsAg(-)/HbcAb(+)/HbsAb(+)	63 (17%)	92 (25%)	0.008
Ongoing infection
HbsAg(+)/HbcAb(+)/HbsAb(-/HBV DNA(+)	18 (5%)	33 (9%)	0.029
HbsAg(-)/HbcAb(+)/HbsAb(-)/HBV DNA(+)	44(12%)	9(2.5%)	< 103
Total	62(17%)	42(12%)	0.03