Table 4:
Comparison of clinical and histological baseline data among anti-HBc positive and anti-HBc negative chronic hepatitis C patients; anti-HBc: antibody against Hepatitis B core antigen.
Anti-HBc
Anti-HBc
P
-value
positive
negative
Age (years, median)
44.5
37
<.001 (*)
BMI
25.3
24.7
.873
Grade (0–18, median)
5
5
.428
Stage (0–6, median)
3
2
.005 (*)
Cirrhosis (
n
/%)
20 (76.9%)
6 (23.1%)
<.0005 (*)
(*),
𝑃
<
.
0
5
.