Table 1. Baseline clinical and demographic characteristics.
| Variable | Total | HIV positive (no occult or chronic HBV) |
HIV positive/Occult HBV | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients, n | 441 | 413 | 28 | - |
| Age, years, median (IQR) | 36 (16–70) | 36 (16–70) | 39 (22–60) | 0.38 |
| Male gender, n (%) | 297 (67.3) | 275 (66.6) | 22 (78.5) | 0.2 |
| CD4 T-cell count, cells/mm3, median (IQR) | 170 (2–1175) | 173 (2–1175) | 153 (6–510) | 0.2 |
| ALT, U/L, median (IQR) | 30 (3–1647) | 30 (3–1647) | 35 (8–197) | 0.5 |
| AST, U/L, median (IQR) | 41.5 (14–344) | 41 (14–344) | 47.5 (23–121) | 0.06 |
| HBV DNA, log10IU/ml, median (IQR) | - | 1.7 (1.4–2.9) | - |
*p-value for comparison between occult HBV/HIV+ and HIV mono-infected subjects; IQR, inter-quartile range