Table 2.
The demographic and clinical features of all subjects in this investigation
| Subjects | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HBsAg seroclearance (n = 14) |
Immunotolerant HBV carrier (n = 7) |
Inactive HBsAg carrier (n = 9) |
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| Age(yrs) Median/Range | 38/21~58 | 23/20~36 | 25/22~34 | 0.002a |
| Gender Male/Female | 11/3 | 5/2 | 5/4 | 0.499b |
| ALT(U/L) Median/Range | 22/13~60 | 33/20~39 | 21/9~39 | 0.144a |
| HBV DNA (Log10 copies/mL) Mean ± SD |
undetectablec | 7.05 ± 0.66 | undetectablec | |
Note. a Kruskal-Wallis H test; b Fisher's exact test; c HBV DNA undetectable by real-time PCR