Expression Profiling of Cellular MicroRNA in Asymptomatic HBsAg Carriers and Chronic Hepatitis B Patients

Table 2

Clinical data of patients used for cellular miRNA analysis.

Clinical characteristics	HC	ASC	CHB	value
Number of patients	16	16	16	= NS
Sex number (%)
Female	6	5	6
Male	10	11	10	= NS
Age (years)
Median	45	43	42
Range	34–65	27–64	25–62	= NS
ALT				= NS (ASC versus HC )
Median	27.43	34.38	95.36	0.001 (CHB versus HC)
Range	9–69	17–89	16–253	0.001 (CHB versus ASC)
AST				= NS (ASC versus HC)
Median	24	35.29	75.50	= 0.028 (CHB versus HC )
Range	14–34	21–84	9–327	= NS (CHB versus ASC )
HBV DNA
Median	NA	1.51 10^6	2.70 10^8
Range	NA	2.12 10^3–5.99 10^6	2.37 10^4–2.51 10^9	= NS (CHB versus ASC)
HBsAg
HBsAg (+)	NA	4 (25%)	10 (62.5%)
HBsAg (−)	NA	12 (75%)	6 (37.5%)	= 0.033 (CHB versus ASC)