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. 2020 Mar 19;71(10):e587–e593. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa282

Table 5.

Characteristics of Participants at Inclusion According to the Outcomes of the Novel Algorithm

False Negative (n = 30) False Positive (n = 25) True Negative (n = 346) True Positive (n = 114)
Age, median (IQR), years 32 (26–34) 32 (30–34) 29.5 (26–33) 27 (23–30)
Weeks of amenorrhea at inclusion, median (IQR) 25.5 (19–30) 28 (18–35) 26 (20–34) 25 (18 – 32)
Known HBV status, n (%) 10 (33.3) 12 (48) 168 (48.5) 47 (41.2)
Prior HBV treatment, n (%) 0 (0) 1 (4) 11 (3.2) 10 (8.8)
Positive HBeAg, n (%) 0 (0) 3 (12) 0 (0) 89 (78.1)
ALT at inclusion, U/L, median (IQR) 23 (18–27) 44 (42–52) 17 (14–23) 28 (21–46)
ALT ≥40 IU/L at inclusion, n (%) 0 (0) 22 (88) 0 (0) 40 (35)
HBV DNA at inclusion, median (IQR) 6.5 (6–7.3) 2.8 (1.9–3.1) 2.3 (1.95–3) 7.95 (7.5–8.3)
HBV DNA >7.3 log10 IU/mL, n (%) 7 (23.3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 89 (78.1)

Abbreviations: ALT, alanine aminotransferase; HBeAg, hepatitis B e antigen; HBV, hepatitis B virus; IQR, interquartile range.