Table 1.
Baseline Patient Characteristics
| N | 13 |
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| Age (years)* | 42 (18–58) |
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| Male Gender | 11 (85%) |
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| Race (Caucasian/African-American) | 11/2 |
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| Estimated duration of disease (years)* | 25 (7–35) |
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| Infection Source1 | |
| IV Drug Abuse | 6 (46%) |
| Sexual | 2 (15%) |
| Transfusion | 2 (15%) |
| Endemic Region | 5 (39%) |
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| ALT (U/L)* | 141 (31–506) |
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| HDV-RNA (Log10 Genome Equivalent/mL)* | 6.7±1.2 |
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| HBsAg (Log10 IU/mL)* | 3.7±0.6 |
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| HBV-DNA < 100 IU/mL | 6 (46%) |
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| HBV-DNA (Log10 IU/mL)* 2 | 2.9 (2–4.9) |
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| Fibrosis (median, range) (Ishak score) | 3 (3–6) |
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| HVPG (mmHg)* | 11 (4–25) |
More than one suspected source possible
Limited to patients with HBV-DNA > 100 IU/ml
Mean (range)