Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of healthy subjects, chronic HBV patients and HBV-spontaneous clearance group.
| Chronic HBV infection (n = 268) | HBV-Spontaneous clearance (n = 126) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 42 [19–78] | 55 [19–85] |
| Gender, (%) | ||
| Male | 102 (38.35) | 71 (56.35) |
| Female | 164 (61.65) | 55 (43.65) |
| Alanine aminotransferase, (IU/L) | 45 [9–400] | 31 [13–106] |
| Aspartate aminotransferase, (IU/L) | 35 [10–245] | 26 [15–126] |
| Viral load, Log10 (IU/mL) | 3.37 [1.08–9] | NA |
| Viral genotypes (%) | ||
| D/A | 91/9 | NA |
| MBOAT7 rs641738 variant, (%) | 80 (30.07) | 41 (32.54) |
| CC | 119 (44.74) | 62 (49.21) |
| CT | 67 (25.19) | 23 (18.25) |
| TT | ||
| C allele | 0.524 ± 0.023 | 0.571 ± 0.031 |
| T allele | 0.476 ± 0.023 | 0.429 ± 0.031 |