Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection among HIV Positive Patients in Nigeria

Table 2

Evaluation of overall demographic, biochemical, and virological parameters of anti-HBc positive samples. 𝑃 values calculated by Fisher test and 𝑡-test.

Characteristic	OBI (anti-HBcAg +ve) (𝑛 8/28)
	HBV DNA +ve (𝑛=8); Anti-HBc +ve	HBV DNA –ve (𝑛=20); Anti-HBc +ve	𝑃 value
Male	2 (25%)	6 (30%)	0.47
Female	6 (75%)	14 (70%)	0.47
Mean age (range)	34.5 (12–67)	34 (3–55)	0.48
Alcohol addiction	3 (34.5%)	6 (30%)	1.00
Sexual promiscuity	3 (37.5%)	13 (65%)	0.15
CD4 <200 cells/mm^3	5 (62.5%)	7 (23.3%)	0.47
ALT >40 IU/L	6 (75%)	8 (26.7%)	0.13
AST >30 IU/L	7 (87.5%)	12 (60%)	0.07
Anti-HCV positive	1 (1.3%)	1 (5%)	0.53