Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants
| Parametera | Value for groupb |
|
|---|---|---|
| CHB patients | HC | |
| No. of individuals | 54 | 30 |
| Age (yr) | 41.8 ± 6.7 | 42.9 ± 8.1 |
| No. (%) of: | ||
| Males | 44 (81.5) | 24 (80) |
| Females | 10 (18.5) | 6 (20) |
| HBV DNA level (log10 copies/ml) | 8.1 ± 1.2 | NA |
| ALT level (U/liter) | 167.2 ± 1.2* | 22.6 ± 4.3 |
| AST level (U/liter) | 132.9 ± 9.9* | 22.3 ± 5.3 |
| HBsAg level (log10 IU/ml) | 1.6 ± 2.5 | NA |
a
Normal values are as follows: ALT, ≤40 IU/liter; AST, ≤40 IU/liter; and HBV DNA, ≤3 log10 copies/ml.
b
Data are means ± standard deviations (SD), except as specified. HC, healthy controls; CHB, chronic hepatitis B; NA, not applicable.
*
, P < 0.05 versus the HC.