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Published in final edited form as: Hepatology. 2021 Aug 25;74(3):1174–1189. doi: 10.1002/hep.31823

TABLE 2.

Laboratory Characteristics of HIV-HBV Co-infected North American Adult Sample

Variable Longitudinal Sample (n = 114) Biopsy Sample (n = 62)
Liver-related tests
ALT (U/L) n = 110 n = 61
 Median (IQR) 27 (19–42) 24 (18–36)
AST (U/L) n = 110 n = 61
 Median (IQR) 29 (22–41) 27 (22–41)
AST/ALT ratio n = 110 n = 61
 Median (IQR) 1.0 (0.8–1.3) 1.0 (0.9–1.4)
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) n = 109 n = 60
 Median (IQR) 85 (68–107) 82 (63–110)
Total bilirubin (mg/dL) n = 109 n = 60
 Median (IQR) 0.4 (0.3–0.7) 0.5 (0.3–0.7)
Albumin (g/dL) n = 110 n = 61
 Median (IQR) 4.3 (4.1–4.6) 4.4 (4.2–4.6)
Platelets (×103/mm3) n = 112 n = 61
 Median (IQR) 200.5 (175–238) 200 (174–248)
Noninvasive indices of fibrosis APRI n = 110 n = 61
 Median (IQR) 0.3 (0.3–0.5) 0.3 (0.3–0.5)
FIB-4 n = 110 n = 61
 Median (IQR) 1.4 (1.0–1.9) 1.4 (1.0–1.9)
VCTE (kPa) n = 69 n = 46
 Median (IQR) 5.4 (4.0–6.9) 5.4 (4.1–6.4)
HIV-related tests
CD4 (cells/mm3) n = 101 n = 58
 Median (IQR) 562 (366–707) 564.5 (374–678)
CD4 % n = 102 n = 59
 Median (IQR) 25.7 (18.0–36.0) 26.0 (21.0–36.3)
CD8 (cells/mm3) n = 66 n = 39
 Median (IQR) 878.5 (595.0–243.0) 843.0 (560.0–1,139.0)
CD8 % n = 67 n = 40
 Median (IQR) 44.0 (36.4–53.0) 43.0 (35.0–53.0)
HIV stage (1–4), n (%) n = 86 n = 45
 1 (≥500 cells/mm3) 59 (68.6%) 31 (68.9%)
 2 (250–499 cells/mm3) 13 (15.1%) 7 (15.6%)
 3 (200–349 cells/mm3) 6 (7.0%) 3 (6.7%)
 4 (<200 cells/mm3) 8 (9.3%) 4 (8.9%)
HIV RNA (copies/mL), n (%) n = 103 n = 55
 <20 80 (77.7%) 45 (81.8%)
 20 to <400 16 (15.5%) 7 (12.7%)
 400 to <10,000 4 (3.9%) 1 (1.8%)
 ≥10,000 3 (2.9%) 2 (3.6%)
Hepatitis viral serologies
Anti-HCV positive/RNA negative, n (%) n = 105 n = 58
 Positive 4 (3.8%) 2 (3.4%)
Anti-HDV,n (%) n = 71 n = 41
 Positive 1 (1.4%) 0 (0.0%)
Anti-HBe, n (%) n = 103 n = 56
 Positive 28 (27.2%) 13 (23.2%)
HBeAg, n (%)
 Positive 70 (61.4%) 39 (62.9%)
HBeAg (log10 IU/mL) among HBeAg-positive n = 69 n = 39
 Median (IQR) 1.3 (0.3–2.5) 0.8 (0.1–1.8)
HBsAg (log10 IU/mL) n = 111 n = 60
 Median (IQR) 3.3 (2.6–4.0) 3.2 (2.6–3.5)
HBV DNA (IU/mL), n (%)
 <20 70 (61.4%) 43 (69.4%)
 20–999 21 (18.4%) 10 (16.1%)
 1,000–20,000 8 (7.0%) 2 (3.2%)
 20,000 15 (13.2%) 7 (11.3%)
HBV DNA (log10 IU/mL) among ≥ 20 IU/mL n = 44 n = 19
 Median (IQR) 3.4 (1.8–5.3) 2.1 (1.7–6.3)
 Range 1.3:10.1 1.3:8.5
HBV-DNA and HIV-RNA suppression status, n (%) n = 94 n = 52
 Suppressed 72 (76.6%) 43 (82.7%)
 Incomplete suppression 8 (8.5%) 2 (3.8%)
 Not suppressed 14 (14.9%) 7 (13.5%)

Note: Data are presented among this sample unless a subset is indicated due to missing data.