Table II.

General patient information compared between responders and non-responders.

Parameter	Non-responders (n=101)	Response (n=77)	P-value
Sex (male/female)	62/49	41/36	0.120
Age (years)	40.7±4.1	42.1±5.8	0.080
Body weight (kg)	59.8±6.3	60.1±5.3	0.230
Cirrhosis	34 (34%)	14 (18%)	0.041
Hepatocellular carcinoma	13 (13%)	2 (3%)	0.011
HBeAg seroconversion	52 (52%)	58 (75%)	0.031
HBsAg clearance	40 (0.4%)	2 (3%)	0.030

Mean, 11 years; median, 6.6 years; range, 1.1–16.5 years. Values are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation or n (%). All data were obtained at the end of the follow-up. HBeAg, hepatitis B e antigen; HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen.