Influence of chronic HBV infection on superimposed acute hepatitis E

Table 2 Influence of chronic hepatitis B virus infection on acute hepatitis E n (%)

	HBV + HEV group
	Status of HBeAg			Status of HBV DNA			Status of cirrhosis
	+ (n = 20)	- (n = 98)	P value	+ (n = 65)	- (n = 53)	P value	+ (n = 17)	- (n = 101)	P value
MELD score	17.0 ± 7.0	20.6 ± 10.1	0.131	21.5 ± 10.6	18.3 ± 8.3	0.074	24.7 ± 12.2	19.2 ± 9.1	0.031
Liver failure	5 (25)	37 (37.8)	0.317	25 (38.5)	17 (32.1)	0.563	11 (64.7)	31 (30.7)	0.011
Complications	7 (35)	40 (40.8)	0.803	25 (38.5)	22 (41.5)	0.850	16 (94.1)	31 (30.7)	0.001
Death	2 (10)	22 (22.4)	0.359	14 (21.5)	10 (19.9)	0.820	4 (23.5)	20 (19.8)	0.748

¹Denotes significant P value. HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HEV: Hepatitis E virus; HBeAg: Hepatitis B e antigen; MELD: Model for End-Stage Liver Disease.