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. 2018 Feb 20;13(2):e0193177. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193177

Table 2. Comparison of HBV genotype A and genotype D infected donors with demographic and laboratory profiles.

Characteristics Genotype A (HBV/A)(n = 58) Genotype D (HBV/D)(n = 27) p-value
Gender (Male: Female) 48:10 23:4 0.999
Age (Years) 26(20–30) 23(21–30) 0.667
HBeAg positive,n (%) 13(22.4) 2(7.4) 0.129
HBeAb positive, n (%) 36(62) 22(81) 0.073
ALT (IU/L) 21.5(16.7–33.0) 22(18–24) 0.769
AST (IU/L) 34(26.7–46.5) 30(26–35) 0.093
Viral Load (log IU/ml) 4.15(3.26–6.26) 3.11(2.51–3.98) 0.005*
HBV Serotype
 - adw2, n (%) 58(100) 5 (18.5) <0.001*
 - ayw2, n (%) 0 21(77.8)
 - ayw3, n (%) 0 1(3.7)
MHR Mutation, n (%) 21 (36.2) 3(11.1) 0.013*

All continuous quantitative data are expressed as Median (Inter-quartile Range), M (IQR)

*denotes statistically significant p-value(< 0.05)