Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection among HIV Positive Patients in Nigeria

Table 1

Evaluation of overall demographic, biochemical, and virological parameters of the study populations. 𝑃 values by 𝑡-test.

Characteristic; under analysis	Overall status in the; study population	Anti-HBc status in the study population (𝑛=96)
		Positive; 𝑛=28 (29.2%)	Negative; 𝑛=68 (70.8%)	𝑃 value
Male	48 (50%)	18 (64.3%)	30 (44.1%)	0.05
Female	48 (50%)	10 (35.7%)	38 (55.9%)	0.05
Mean age (range)	35 (3–67)	34 (19–67)	34 (3–55)	0.009
Alcohol addiction	24 (25%)	17 (60.7%)	34 (50%)	0.41
Sexual promiscuity	45 (50%)	11 (39.3%)	14 (20.6%)	0.70
CD4 <200 cells/mm^3	23 (25%)	13 (46.1%)	14 (20.6%)	0.02
ALT >40 IU/L	27 (28.1%)	12 (42.3%)	15 (22.1%)	0.11
AST >30 IU/L	46 (50%)	17 (60.7%)	34 (50%)	0.14
Anti-HCV positive	2 (2.1%)	1 (3.8%)	1 (1.4%)	0.24
Anti-HBs positive	9 (9.4%)	9 (32.1%)	2 (2.9%)	0.0001