Circulating Cytokines and Histological Liver Damage in Chronic Hepatitis B Infection
Table 1
Comparison of demographic, clinical, and ALT level, histopathology, and liver stiffness characteristics between HBeAg positive and HBeAg negative patients*.
HBeAg positive ()
HBeAg negative ()
value
Age > 40yrs
3/28 (10.7%)
21/36 (58.3%)
<0.01
Age (yrs)
0.02
Male gender
17/28 (60.7%)
28/36 (77.8%)
0.14
Mean BMI
0.43
Underlying of DM
0
2/36 (5.6%)
0.27
ALT > 60 U/L
20/28 (71.4%)
16/36 (44.4%)
0.03
HBV DNA (logIU/mL)
<0.01
HBsAg titer (IU/mL)
<0.01
Knodell HAI ≥ 4
17/28 (60.7%)
17/36 (47.2%)
0.28
Significant fibrosis
11/28 (39.3%)
21/36 (58.3%)
0.13
Liver stiffness (Kpa)
0.09
Plus-minus values are means ± SD for all comparisons.
