Characterization of the Occult Hepatitis B Virus Variants Circulating among the Blood Donors from Eastern India

Table 1

Demographic, serological, and virological characteristics of the 65 occult HBV positive blood donors.

Characteristics	HBsAg (−)/antiH-Bc (+) (𝑛=268)
HBV DNA positive (%)	65 (65/268; 24.25%)
Age in years* (Mean ± S.D.)	33.92±10.46
ALT* (IU/L)	34.67±8.14
HBV viral load*; (log10copies/mL)	3.78±0.80
HBV genotype by sequencing (%)	47 (47/65; 72.31%)
HBV/A	4 (4/47; 8.51%)^a
HBV/C	2 (2/47; 4.26%)^a
HBV/D	41 (41/47; 87.23%)^a
D1	3 (3/41; 7.31%)^b
D2	11 (11/41; 26.83%)^b
D3	27 (27/41; 65.85%)^b

∗Mean ± Standard Deviation.
𝑃^a<0.0001; 𝑃^b=0.0003.