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. 2012 Jul 27;7(7):e41983. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041983

Table 1. Clinical profiles of the study patients.

Clinical profile Spontaneously recovered Chronic carrier
Hepatocellular carcinoma Liver cirrhosis Chronic hepatitis
No. of patients 404 417 305 313
Age [mean (range)] 53.1 (28–81) 57.5 (25–82) 50.8 (22–90) 44.4 (18–79)
Sex (male/female) 272/132 279/48 231/74 238/75
HBeAg (positive rate) 0% 25.7% 29.7% 37.1%
HBeAb (positive rate) 37.7% 65.8% 50.2% 44.9%
HBsAg (positive rate) 0% 100% 100% 100%
HBsAb (positive rate) 100% 0% 0% 0%