Clinical Study

Parameters Associated with Significant Liver Histological Changes in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B

Table 1

Characteristics of 157 patients included in the study.

VariablesTotalA0-A1A2-A3F0-F1F2–F4

Number of patients157481098176
Age (years)38 (14–68)36 (14–58)39 (18–68)36 (14–64)41 (25–68)
Gender (male)136 (87%)40 (83%)96 (91%)68 (84%)68 (89%)
HBeAg+ 68 (43%)21 (44%)47 (43%)41 (51%)27 (36%)
HBeAg−89 (57%)27 (56%)62 (57%)40 (49%)49 (64%)
HBV DNA (log copies/mL) 6 (2–9)5.5 (3–9)6 (2–9)6 (2–9)5.5 (2–8)
PT (sec)13 (8.2–17.8)13 (8.2–16)13.1 (9.2–17.8)12.8 (8.2–16.7)13.7 (9.5–17.8)
ALB (g/L)42.5 (30.1–53.9)43.3 (33.5–53.7)42 (30.1–53.9)43.3 (33.3–53.9)41.15 (30.1–48.9)
GLOB (g/L)31.2 (21.9–48.2)30.5 (23.3–48.1)31.9 (21.9–48.2)30.2 (21.9–45.9)33.1 (23.9–48.2)
TB (umol/L)16.2 (5.9–218)14.5 (6.1–84.7)16.3 (5.9–218)14.3 (5.9–218)18.1 (6.1–170.5)
TP (g/L)74.1 (59.5–92.5)75.3 (64.4–92.5)74 (59.5–87.1)74 (60.6–92.5)74.6 (59.5–89.3)
ALT (IU/L)69 (13–1387)64 (18–1387)72 (13–1215)62 (13–1387)71 (17–999)
AST (IU/L)46 (14–723)44.5 (16–658)47 (14–723)40 (14–571)58 (17–723)
ALP (IU/L)79 (35–323)73 (35–323)80 (41–258)74 (35–323)88 (42–258)
GGT (IU/L)43 (7–476)38 (7–467)46 (11–402)30 (7–476)62 (15–402)
PLT /L)115 (19–314)122.5 (43–257)114 (19–314)132 (28–257)97 (19–314)
WBC ( /L)4.69 (1.96–7.77)4.68 (2.73–7.64)4.7 (1.96–7.77)5.11 (2.4–7.77)4.32 (1.96–7.64)

Continuous variables are expressed as the median (range).