Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of HBeAg positive and anti-HBe positive patients (mean±SD).

Characteristics	HBeAg positive (n = 33)	Anti-HBe positive(n = 55)	Total(n = 88)
Sex
Male	20	39	59
Female	13	16	29
Age (yr)	28±10	39±9.9	35±11
ALT	113±66	148±107	135±96
AST	69±32	98±90	87±75
GGT	33.6±21.5	49.8±40.6	43.6±35.5
Knodell score	7.5±3.4	7.6±3.2	8.2±3.8