Table 4.

The disease progress at the 5-year follow-up, China, 2009–2014

Initial diagnosis	Person-years	Follow-up diagnosis
		HBsAg sero-clearance		Carriers		CHBa		LCb		HCCC
		n	Annual rate (%)	n	Annual rate (%)	n	Annual rate (%)	n	Annual rate (%)	n	Annual rate (%)
Carriers	821	11	1.3	185	22.5	56	6.8	0	–	0	–
CHB	391	1	0.3	0	–	108	–	2	0.5	0	–
LC	29	0	–	0	–	0	–	5	17.2	2	6.9
Total	1212	12	1.0	185	15.3	164	4.6	7	0.6	2	0.2

^a CHB chronic hepatitis B

^b LC liver cirrhosis

^c HCC hepatocellular carcinoma