Table 1. Characteristics of the study population.
Chronic HBV-infected patients (n = 16) and Control individuals (n = 14) were included in the study.
Gender (Male/Female) | Mean age (Yr) | Viral load (x105IU/ml) | Fibrosis scores | METAVIR activity score | |
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Control | 9/5 | 30.5±9.7 | - | 1.2±1.5 | 0.43±0.9 |
HBV-infected | 10/6 | 37±10.2 | 5.5 ± 8.2 | 1.5±0.96 | 1.1±0.99 |
M, male; F, female; Yr, Year; VL, viral load