Research Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2014; 20(15): 4407-4413
Published online Apr 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i15.4407
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of three groups of hepatitis B e antigen -positive chronic hepatitis B patients
VariablesIT group (n = 72)IC-Mild group (n = 72)ACLF group (n = 36)Kruskal-Wallis test P value
Age (yr)25 (22-29)30 (24-37)34 (28-41)< 0.001
Gender (male/female)44/2855/1732/40.006
HBV DNA (log10 IU/mL)8.39 (8.15-8.65)7.58 (7.11-8.79)6.33 (4.67-7.17)< 0.001
HBsAg (log10 IU/mL)4.86 (4.54-4.97)3.97 (3.67-4.43)3.57 (2.74-4.03)< 0.001
ALT (IU/mL)25 (19-32)220 (118-282)468 (244-779)< 0.001
TB (μmol/L)11 (9-15)16 (10-29)314 (248-443)< 0.001
INR1.01 (0.81-1.07)1.08 (0.85-1.17)2.24 (1.74-2.71)< 0.001
PLT (109/L)210 (187-273)172 (152-298)124 (103-167)< 0.001