Table 3.
Physiological biomarkers associated with hepatitis B or C virus carriers
| Variables | Hepatitis B infection | Hepatitis C infection | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | |
| N (%) | N (%) | |||
| SGPT (mu/mL) | χ 2 = 1.66 | χ 2 = 53.72*** | ||
| < 40 | 635 (86.3) | 89 (81.7) | 648 (89.3) | 76 (63.9) |
| ≥ 40 | 101 (13.7) | 20 (18.3) | 78 (10.7) | 43 (36.1) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | χ 2 = 1.87 | χ 2 = 0.38 | ||
| Average/under | 292 (43.2) | 50 (50.5) | 299 (44.6) | 43 (41.3) |
| Overweight/Obesity | 384 (56.8) | 49 (49.5) | 372 (55.4) | 61 (58.7) |
| SBP (mmHg) | χ 2 = 1.98 | χ 2 = 6.29* | ||
| < 140 | 470 (64.4) | 77 (71.3) | 482 (66.9) | 65 (55.1) |
| ≥ 140 | 260 (35.6) | 31 (28.7) | 238 (33.1) | 53 (44.9) |
| DBP (mmHg) | χ 2 = 0.54 | χ 2 = 0.03 | ||
| < 90 | 558 (76.4) | 86 (79.6) | 554 (76.9) | 90 (76.3) |
| ≥ 90 | 172 (23.6) | 22 (20.4) | 166 (23.1) | 28 (23.7) |
| FBG (mg/dL) | χ 2 = 0.66 | χ 2 = 2.56 | ||
| < 109 | 575 (78.2) | 89 (81.7) | 577 (79.6) | 87 (73.1) |
| ≥ 110 | 160 (21.8) | 20 (18.3) | 148 (20.4) | 32 (26.9) |
Abbreviations: SGPT serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FBG fasting blood glucose
* p < 0.05; ***p < 0.001