Table 2.
Demographic and clinical data of patients with chronic hepatitis.
| Characteristics | Genotype B (n = 20) | Genotype C (n = 76) | P |
| Age (yr) | 35.1±9.6 | 36.4±10.3 | NS |
| Sex (male/female) | 16/4 | 65/11 | NS |
| Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 0.8±0.2 | 0.7±0.3 | NS |
| ALT (IU/L) | 119.8±58.5 | 159.8±106.4 | 0.03 |
| HBeAg positive | 8/18 (44.4) | 53/74 (71.6) | 0.03 |
| HBV DNA (LGE/mL) | 7.25±1.74 | 7.10±1.34 | NS |
| HAI inflammation | 5.8±2.1 | 6.7±2.1 | NS |
| HAI fibrosis | 1.5±1.0 | 1.8±0.9 | NS |
Quantitative variables are expressed as mean±SD. Categorical variables are expressed as n (%). HAI inflammation, sum of necroinflammatory scores of histology activity index. HAI fibrosis, sum of fibrosis scores of histology activity index.