Table 1. Basic characteristics of enrolled individuals.
| Clinical Variables | Healthy control | Hepatitis C | Hepatitis B carrier | Hepatitis B Active |
| (n = 22) | (n = 25) | (n = 19) | (n = 112) | |
| Age-y Median (Range) | 43 (22–58) | 51 (19–66) | 42 (31–56) | 33 (14–65) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male (%) | 63.6 | 68 | 73.7 | 58 |
| Female (%) | 27.3 | 28 | 26.3 | 27.7 |
| Missing (%) | 9.09 | 4 | 0 | 14.3 |
| ALT, median (range) | 24.5 (16–43) | 75 (17–204) | 26 (19–39) | 115 (16–2441) |
| U/L | ||||
| HBVDNA | Und | Und | Und | 6.25 (2.72–7.7) |
| (log10 copies/ml) | ||||
| HCV RNA | Und | 6.04 (3.60–7.37) | Und | Und |
| (log10 copies/ml) | ||||
| HBsAg | ||||
| Positive | 0 | 0 | 19 | 112 |
| Negative | 22 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| HBsAg titre (IU/ml) | ND | ND | 792 (382-2202) | 3986 (829-22091) |
| Median(interquartile range) |