Table 2.

Blood biochemical, immunological, and virological responses after treatment in patients with CHB

Variables	Before treatment (n = 30)	After treatment (n = 30)	Statistics	P
ALT (U/l)	211.00 (152.00, 319.00)	90.50 (57.25, 125.25)	7.927	< 0.001
IL-6 (pg/ml)	3.34 (2.00, 6.32)	2.00 (2.00, 4.74)	− 3.622	< 0.001
IL-8 (pg/ml)	45.62 (13.21, 132.55)	22.23 (10.46, 57.30)	− 4.453	< 0.001
TNF (pg/ml)	12.19 (8.30, 17.87)	7.69 (6.44, 12.51)	− 4.703	< 0.001
HBV DNA (IU/ml)	5.11 × 107 (5.09 × 106, 1.00 × 108)	1.54 × 103 (1.00 × 102, 5.32 × 104)	− 4.783	< 0.001