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. 2013 Sep 2;6:349. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-349

Table 2.

Paired comparison of clinical parameters between baseline and week 2 in different outcomes and treatment groups

 
Overall
 
Survival
 
Mortality
 
Telbivudine
 
Entecavir
 
Patient no
21
 
17
 
4
 
9
 
12
 
Time point Baseline Week 2 p Baseline Week 2a p Baseline Week 2a P Baseline Week 2b p Baseline Week 2b p
ALT
1270 (146–2480)
167 (41–485)
<0.001
1270 (211–2480)
184 (41–485)
<0.001
1197 (146–2247)
112.5 (66–190)
0.068
1523 (211–2480)
184 (80–435)
0.011
870 (146–2247)
133.5 (41–485)
0.002
Bilirubin T
9.2 (2.1–33.1)
6.8 (1.8–43.2)
0.728
7.7 (2.1–16.8)
4.8 (1.8–21.3)
0.309
20.6 (11.9–33.1)
29.1 (17.8–43.2)
0.068
8.6 (2.1–20.4)
8.0 (1.9–25.3)
0.515
10.25 (2.2–33.1)
5.15 (1.8–43.2)
1.000
Creatinine
0.68 (0.39–1.46)
0.94 (0.37–3.79)
0.002
0.71 (0.47–1.34)
1.0 (0.37–1.81)
0.019
0.48 (0.39–1.46)
0.92 (0.72–3.79)
0.068
0.71 (0.47–1.05)
0.90 (0.59–1.49)
0.051
0.63 (0.39–1.46)
1.03 (0.37–3.79)
0.021
eGFR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MDRD
116 (53–254)
89 (18–241)
0.005
116 (53–183)
77 (37–241)
0.042
194.5 (54–254)
90.5 (18–129)
0.068
116 (73–201)
89 (37–147)
0.044
127 (53–254)
79 (18–241)
0.050
CKD-EPI
111.1 (52.9–156.7)
98.3 (18.9–134.5)
0.003
110.1 (52.9–131.1)
82.9 (36.8–134.5)
0.028
138.2 (59.8–156.7)
101.8 (18.9–126.4)
0.068
112 (77.8–148)
98.3 (40.9–126.4)
0.066
110.6 (5.29–56.7)
86.9 (18.9–134.5)
0.028
INR
1.6 (1.3–3.5)
1.4 (1.0–4.2)
0.066
1.5 (1.3–2.3)
1.3 (1.0–2.8)
0.062
3.3 (2.6–3.5)
2.75 (2.2–4.2)
0.577
1.5 (1.3–3.1)
1.7 (1.1–2.8)
0.440
1.6 (1.4–3.5)
1.35 (1.0–4.2)
0.058
AFP
65.7 (4.1–650.7)
305.5 (6.2–2802)
0.013
49.4 (4.1–477.2)
459.6 (35.4–2802)
0.005
109.5 (27.9–650.7)
36.3 (6.2–66.3)
0.180
27.9 (4.2–238.3)
191.9 (66.3–1462.5)
0.046
162.1 (4.1–650.7)
459.6 (6.2–2802)
0.139
HBV DNA (log10 cps/ml)
8.04 (4.3–9.68)
4.19 (3.07–5.89)
<0.001
8.16 (5.22–5.06)
4.2 (3.07–5.89)
0.001
5.06 (4.3–8.2)
3.64 (3.31–3.96)
0.180
8.04 (4.97–9.47)
3.96 (3.07–5.10)
0.018
8.04 (4.30–9.68)
4.20 (3.13–5.89)
0.005
MELD score 20 (13–37) 19 (11–49) 0.283 19 (13–28) 17 (11–32) 0.166 31.5 (26–.7) 30 (26–49) 0.655 19 (14–31) 20 (11–32) 0.674 20 (13–37) 18 (11–49) 0.469

Data shown as median (range); eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, MDRD modification of diet in renal disease (mL/min/1.73m2), CKD-EPI Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (mL/min/1.73m2), INR international normalized ratio, AFP alpha-fetoprotein, MELD model for end-stage liver disease.

a: comparison of week 2 data between survival and mortality, p values in order were 0.324, 0.003, 0.720, 0.788, 1.000, 0.004, 0.039, 0.160, 0.006.

b: comparison of week 2 data between Telbivudine and Entecavir, p values in order were 0.394, 0.776, 0.776, 0.803, 0.670, 0.642, 1.000, 0.242, 0.915.