Table 1. Patient characteristics of chronic hepatitis B (n=330).

Variables	Values
Age (years)	36.0 (30.0, 44.0)
Sex (male%)	202 (61.2%)
ALT (IU/L)	37.0 (26.0, 64.3)
AST (U/L)	28.0 (22.0, 39.0)
GGT (U/L)	22.0 (16.0, 37.0)
ALP (U/L)	75.9 (63.3, 95.4)
TB(μ/L)	13.0 (9.8, 16.7)
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	4.3 (3.8, 4.9)
BMI (kg/m2)	23.7±3.4
Liver stiffness (kPa)	7.4 (5.7, 9.7)
CAP (dB/m)	224.1 (206.6, 247.9)
Grade of necroinflammation
G0	0 (0%)
G1	193 (58.5%)
G2	105 (31.8%)
G3	32 (9.7%)
G4	0 (0.0%)
Stage of fibrosis
S0	118 (35.8%)
S1	109 (33.0%)
S2	59 (17.9%)
S3	27 (8.2%)
S4	17 (5.2%)

Data are expressed as the means ± standard deviation or the medians (interquartile range, IQR). ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; GGT: gamma-glutamyl transferase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; TB, total bilirubin; S: stage of fibrosis; BMI, body mass index; CAP, controlled attenuation parameter