Research Article

High CD163 Expression on Classical Monocytes Is Associated with Immune Control of HBV Infection in Noncirrhotic Patients

Table 1

Demographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of studied CHB groups. N/A: nonapplicable.

HBV patientsHBsAg/anti-HBs seroconvertedHealthy subjects

Epidemiology
 Patients60915
 Gender, m/f (%)35/25 (58.3/41.7)6/3 (66.7/33.3)7/8 (46.7/53.3)
 Age, median, range37, 20-8457, 23-7938, 29-61
Laboratory results
 ALT (U/L), median, range26, 11-10022, 10-4226, 11-43
 AST (U/L), median, range21, 8-53N/AN/A
 CRP (mg/L), median, range ( mg/L)0.8, 0.1-4.01.3, 0.6-1.80.6, 0.1-1.8
 WBC (/nL), median, range5.62, 3.36-9.06.36, 4.48-8.676.05, 4.05-7.21
 Monocytes (%), median, range10.0, 6.4-18.510.7, 8.5-17.99.4, 7.1-11.7
 Neutrophils (%), median, range54.1, 40.7-70.053.3, 10.1-65.451.8, 43.7-66.6
 Lymphocytes (%), median, range32.0, 18.6-44.334.8, 23.2-37.634.1, 24.5-42.2
 Thrombocytes (/nL), median, range209, 40-401192, 101-272233, 178-306
 AST to platelet ratio index (APRI)0.25, 0.09-1.0N/AN/A
 HBV-DNA (log10 IU/mL), median, range2.57, 1.28-7.64N/AN/A
 qHBsAg (log10 IU/mL), median, range4.06, 0.95-4.69N/AN/A
HBV genotype
 A13 (72.2)N/AN/A
 A+D1 (0.6)N/AN/A
 D2 (1.2)N/AN/A
 F1 (0.6)N/AN/A
 H1 (0.6)N/AN/A
Histology—necroinflammatory activity grade (Scheuer),
 1, (%)8 (28.6)N/AN/A
 2, (%)13 (46.4)N/AN/A
 3, (%)7 (25.0)N/AN/A
 4, (%)0N/AN/A
Histology—fibrosis stage (Scheuer)
 1, (%)21 (75.0)N/AN/A
 2, (%)7 (25.0)N/AN/A
 3, (%)0N/AN/A
 4, (%)0N/AN/A