TABLE 1.
Parameter | Value according to HBeAg status |
P valuea | |
---|---|---|---|
Positive (n = 13) | Negative (n = 20) | ||
Age (yr) | 29 ± 6 | 44 ± 14 | <0.011 |
Male gender (%) | 54 | 65 | NS |
HBV genotype (proportion) | B (58%), C (25%), D (8%) | B (69%), C (25%), D (6%) | NS |
HBV DNA (IU/ml) | 1.47 × 109 ± 2.7 × 109 | 2.2 × 106 ± 4.9 × 106 | NS |
HBeAg (PE IU/ml) | 2,254 × 103 ± 3.6 × 103 | 0 | <0.011 |
HBsAg (IU/liter) | 2.0 × 104 ± 2.6 × 104 | 5.9 × 103 ± 6.9 × 103 | NS |
ALT (IU/liter) | 117 ± 76 | 68 ± 59 | <0.032 |
NS, not significant.