Research Article

Reversal of Proximal Renal Tubular Dysfunction after Nucleotide Analogue Withdrawal in Chronic Hepatitis B

Table 1

Baseline data of CHB patients with nucleotide analogue-related proximal renal tubular dysfunction (PRTD).

Characteristics

Median age [IQR] (years)61.0 [59–66]
Male, (%)8 (50)
Cirrhosis, (%)3 (18.8)
HBeAg positive, (%)6 (37.5)
Hypertension, (%)3 (18.8)
Diabetes, (%)1 (6.2)
Median duration of nucleotide analogue [IQR] (months)70.0 [49–75]
Type of nucleotide analogue, (%) 
 (i) Tenofovir or tenofovir + 10 (62.5)
 (ii) Adefovir or adefovir + lamivudine6 (37.5)
Severity of PRTD, (%) 
 (i) Subclinical 8 (50)
 (ii) Overt8 (50)

Six patients received adefovir. IQR, interquartile range.