Association of serum hepatitis B surface antigen with hepatitis B virus DNA and hepatic function in patients with chronic hepatitis B

Figure 4 Relationship of hepatitis B surface antigen with viral load (hepatitis B virus-DNA) and liver function markers (total bilirubin, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase). A: Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-hepatitis B virus (HBV)-DNA viral load association (r = 0.508, P < 0.001); B: HBsAg-total bilirubin (TBIL) association (r = 0.359, P < 0.001); C: HBsAg-aspartate aminotransferase (AST) correlation (r = 0.352, P < 0.001); D: HBsAg-alanine aminotransferase (ALT) correlation (r = 0.333, P < 0.001). Associations were evaluated via Pearson correlation.