Review Article

The Effect of Hepatosteatosis on Response to Antiviral Treatment in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B: A Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Baseline biochemical levels in the trials included in the meta-analysis.

Biochemical baseline (IU/L)Baseline HBV DNA level (log10 copies/mL)Patients with HBeAg(+) (%)
StudyWith hepatosteatosisWithout hepatosteatosisWith hepatosteatosisWithout hepatosteatosisWith hepatosteatosisWithout hepatosteatosis

Cindoruk et al. [16]ALT 105 ± 75ALT 155 ± 39NANAHBeAg(+) 68.8%HBeAg(+) 70.7%
AST 111 ± 64AST 132 ± 49
Ates et al. [13]ALT 128.3 ± 18.9▲▲ALT 139.2 ± 52.53.72 ± 3.383.74 ± 4.12HBeAg(+) 21.1%HBeAg(+) 26.2%
AST 90.7 ± 34.8AST 107 ± 40.3
Shi et al. [19]ALT 142.5 ± 84.1ALT 177.1 ± 138.36.96 ± 1.277.54 ± 1.28HBeAg(+) 100%HBeAg(+) 100%
AST 72.9 ± 35.3AST 99.5 ± 72.3
Jin et al. [18]ALT 171.68 ± 46.23ALT 159.18 ± 45.126.69 (5.94–7.50)6.65 (5.18–7.51)HBeAg(+) 58.5%HBeAg(+) 64.2%
AST 59.66 ± 13.81AST 56.63 ± 13.13
Chen et al. [14]ALT 250.5 ± 145.2ALT 286.0 ± 210.26.8 ± 1.26.9 ± 1.1HBeAg(+) 100%HBeAg(+) 100%
AST 149.1 ± 101.8AST 168.7 ± 144.2
Chen et al. [15]NANANANANANA
Gong et al. 2015 [17]ALT 143.3 ± 82.1ALT 157.1 ± 82.16.7 ± 1.27.4 ± 1.2HBeAg(+) 100%HbeAg(+) 100%
AST 70.2 ± 33.7AST 70.2 ± 33.75.3
Xu et al. [20]ALT 119.2 ± 118.1108.4 ± 75.25.8 ± 1.25.7 ± 1.2HBeAg(+) 67.9%HBeAg(+) 68.2%

ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; NA: not available; ; ▲▲.