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. 2015 Jul 7;21(25):7869–7876. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i25.7869

Table 1.

Demographics and baseline characteristics of patients

Characteristic Compensated cirrhosis group (n = 96) Decompensated cirrhosis group (n = 108) P value
Age (yr) 33.4 ± 10.6 42.4 ± 14.5 < 0.05
Male 64 (67) 84 (78) 0.085
HBeAg-positive 72 (75) 46 (43) < 0.05
HBV DNA (log10 copies/mL) 6.5 ± 1.3 5.6 ± 1.5 0.077
ALT (IU/L) 131.4 ± 125.7 72.5 ± 63.1 < 0.05
HBV genotype
B 40 (42) 16 (15) < 0.05
C 48 (50) 78 (72) < 0.05
Other (A and D) 8 (8) 14 (13) 0.367

Data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%). ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; HBeAg: Hepatitis B e antigen; HBV: Hepatitis B virus.