The Role of Liver Fibrosis Assessment in the Management of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Infection: Lessons Learned from a Single Centre Experience
Table 3
Shows the characteristics of 84 HBeAg− patients stratified according to serum ALT.
ALT category
Total number of patients
HBV DNA
NI score (mean)
Mild fibrosis (no. patients)
Mod/Severe fibrosis (no. patients)
log ranges copies/mL
(no. patients)
<20
1
<3 log
1
1
1
0
3 log–6 log
0
>6 log
0
20–30
13
<3 log
12
3.0
10
3
3 log–6 log
1
±1
>6 log
0
31–40
15
<3 log
12
3.5
8
7
3 log–6 log
3
±1.5
>6 log
0
41–80
37
<3 log
18
3.8
14
23
3 log–6 log
11
±2.5
>6 log
8
>80
18
<3 log
5
5.5
6
12
3 log–6 log
3
±1.5
>6 log
10
Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.
