Viral Hepatitis
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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2005; 11(9): 1292-1296
Published online Mar 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i9.1292
Table 2 Baseline characteristics of study population with or without HBV seropositivity.
CharacteristicsHBV seropositive(n = 329)Non-HBV seropositive(n = 105)P
Age (yr)62.12±10.0662.49±11.180.29
Male (%)70.273.30.622
Smoking (%)32.840.90.158
Diabetes (%)14.615.20.515
Hypertension (%)62.364.80.812
Family history (%)13.77.60.123
Hypercholesterolemia (%)21.622.90.787