Brief Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2011; 17(45): 4987-4992
Published online Dec 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i45.4987
Table 1 Demographic features of study patients
Chronic hepatitis BInactive HBsAg carriersP value
No. of patients, n (%)245 (86.6)38 (13.4)
Sex (male/female)166/7911/270.852
BMI (mean ± SD, kg/m2)25.9 ± 4.325.7 ± 3.60.914
Hemoglobin (mean ± SD, gr/dL)14.9 ± 1.514.9 ± 1.60.949
White cell count (mean ± SD, /mm3)6577 ± 17836615 ± 15990.959
Thrombocyte count (mean ± SD, 1000/mm3)200 482 ± 57 762219 727 ± 63 7430.088
AST (mean ± SD, IU/L)56.2 ± 51.325.2 ± 11.10.000
ALT (mean ± SD, IU/L)91.6 ± 92.625.3 ± 13.20.000
HBeAg positivity, n (%)57 (23.2)0
HBV DNA (mean ± SD copies/mL) 4.9 × 108± 5.9 × 109 2.0 × 103± 2.6 × 1030.000
Histopathological findings, n1:143
Total HAI score, median (range)7 (1-18)
PN and BN, median (range)2 (0-7)
ID and FN, median (range)1 (0-4)
PI, median (range)2 (0-4)
Fibrosis, median (range)2 (0-4)