Research Article

Effect of a Cooperation Strategy between Primary Care Physicians and Hospital Liver Units on HBV Care in Campania, Italy

Table 2

Characteristics of 30 patients enrolled.

General parameters

Median age (range)59.5 (32-85)

Males, n° (%)15 (50%)

Median BMI (range)27 (22-40)

Daily alcohol consumers N (%)10 (33.3%)

Biochemical data

Glucose (mean±SD) mg/dl93.5±35.6

AST (mean±SD) IU/dl21.75±10.9

ALT (mean±SD) IU/dl24.14±16.1

GGT (mean±SD) mg/dl24.3±13.7

Bilirubin total(mean±SD) mg/dl0.66±0.26

Bilirubin direct(mean±SD) mg/dl0.2±0.07

Cholesterol(mean±SD) mg/dl180.9±53.6

Triglycerides(mean±SD) mg/dl88.13±35.5

Albumin(mean±SD) mg/dl4.3±0.4

Cholinesterase (mean±SD) mg/dl10707±3883

Creatinine(mean±SD) mg/dl0.8±0.24

Median WBC/mmc (range)7.6 (3.0 – 8.7)

Median PLT/mmc (range)203000 (50000- 315000)

Virological data

HBeAg+ number (%)1 (3)

antiHBe+ number (%)29 (97)

Median HBV DNA (range) IU/ml100 (0-1x107)

Risk Factors for HBV infection

Intravenous drug use, n° (%)0

Household contact, n° (%)7 (23.3%)

Surgery, n° (%)23 (76.6%)

Dental treatment, n° (%)22 (73.3%)

Piercing, n° (%)5 (16.6%)

Blood transfusion, n° (%)0

At risk sexual contact, n° (%)0

Hepatocellular Carcinoma, n°0