Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the 246 patients included
| Group A, CHB (n = 41) | Group B, Resolvers (n = 100) | Group C, Controls (n = 105) | P value1 | |
| Gender, n males (%) | 22 (54) | 54 (54) | 54 (51) | NS |
| Age, yr, mean ± SD | 54.8 ± 19.1 | 62.1 ± 13.0 | 60.3 ± 13.5 | NS |
| Origin, n (%) | ||||
| Caucasian | 30 (73) | 100 (100) | 100 (100) | - |
| Asian | 5 (12) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | - |
| Sub-Saharan | 6 (15) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | - |
1
P-value χ2 test for gender (qualitative variable), and t-test for age (quantitative variable). CHB: Chronic hepatitis B; NS: Not statistically significant.