Table 2.

Correlation between histology activity index score and anti-HBc levels, ALT levels according to the ALT stratum.

	Correction	ALT stratum (Spearman’r; P value)
		ALT < 1 × ULN	1 × ULN < ALT < 2 × ULN	ALT > 2 × ULN
HBeAg + (404)	ALT vs. anti-HBc	0.044; 0.66	0.138; 0.08	0.250; <0.01
	ALT vs. HAI	0.126; 0.21	0.122; 0.12	0.207; 0.01
	anti-HBc vs. HAI	0.617; <0.001	0.427; <0.001	0.263; <0.01
HBeAg− (251)	ALT vs. anti-HBc	0.191; 0.06	0.195; 0.06	0.219; 0.03
	ALT vs. HAI	0.156; 0.13	0.080; 0.46	0.311; <0.01
	anti-HBc vs. HAI	0.378; <0.001	0.428; <0.001	0.232; 0.06

ALT, alanine aminotransferase; HBeAg, hepatitis B e antigen ULN, upper limit of normal; HAI, histology activity index.