Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of age, serum HBsAg, HBeAg quantitation in the minimal, mild, moderate grades in treatment-naïve HBeAg-positive chronic HBV-infected patients
| Parameters | Minimal group (n = 324) | Mild group (n = 194) | Moderate group (n = 66) | χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (female:male) | 97:227 | 71:123 | 15:51 | 5.23 | 0.073 |
| Age (years) | 30.00 (25.00, 38.00) | 33.00 (27.00, 41.00) | 38.00 (31.00, 43.00) | 26.00 | <0.001 |
| HBsAg (log U/ml) | 4.40 (4.21, 4.63) | 4.16 (3.57, 4.40) | 3.67 (3.37, 3.96) | 99.68 | <0.001 |
| HBeAg (log S/CO) | 3.12 (2.99, 3.18) | 2.99 (1.55, 3.13) | 1.86 (0.87, 2.61) | 99.23 | <0.001 |
Data are shown as n or median (interquartile). HBsAg: Hepatitis B surface antigen; HBeAg: Hepatitis B e antigen; S/CO: Sample/cutoff; HBV: Hepatitis B virus.