Noninvasive Evaluation of Liver Fibrosis in a Sample of Putative Inactive HBV Carriers in Rome, Italy

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the included 125 patients.

Characteristics	Results
Patients, n	125
Age (years)	46.5 ± 13.8
Gender
Male, n (%)	77 (61.6%)
Female, n (%)	48 (38.4%)
Citizenship
Italians, n (%)	75 (60.0%)
Foreigners, n (%)	50 (40.0%)
ALT	0.59 ± 0.26
AST	0.64 ± 0.19
HBV-DNA	3747.46 ± 13883.25
HBV-DNA <2000 IU/ml, n (%)	91 (72.8%)
HBV-DNA ≥2000 IU/ml, n (%)	34 (27.2%)
HBV-DNA >20000 IU/ml, n (%)	4 (3.2%)
Liver stiffness (kPa)	5.55 ± 1.92
LS <7.5 kPa, n (%)	107 (85.6%)
LS ≥7.5 kPa, n (%)	18 (14.4%)
APRI	0.29 ± 0.11
Forns Index	4.15 ± 1.63
FIB4	1.16 ± 059

Continuous values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD). ALT and AST are expressed as multiples of upper limit of normal.