Table 1. Comparison of ALT, Total Bilirubin (TBIL), Albumin (ALB), HBV DNA and HBeAg Positive Rate between Group A and Group B at Baseline (mean ± SD).

	ALT a, u/L	TBIL a, μmol/L	ALB a, g/L	HBVDNA a, log10 Copies/mL	HBeAg a Positive, No. (%)
Group A, (n = 49)	426.35 ± 182.31	38.25 ± 22.17	41.95 ± 3.31	5.58 ± 0.76	29 (59.18)
Group B, (n = 206)	423.61 ± 190.91	37.88 ± 21.01	42.03 ± 1.42	5.59 ± 0.81	132 (64.08)
t value	0.115	0.146	0.273	0.113	χ2 = 0.409
P value	< 0.05	< 0.05	< 0.05	< 0.05	< 0.05

^a aAbbreviations: ALB, albumin; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; HBeAg; hepatitis B e antigen ; HBVDNA, hepatitis B virus DNA; TBIL, total bilirubin