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% |