Table 3 Changes in HBeAg with age in HBsAg positive carriers aged 5 years or older
From: Changes in viral load and HBsAg and HBeAg status with age in HBV chronic carriers in The Gambia
Subjects who remained HBeAg positive | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Years after recruitment | ||||
Age at recruitment | 0 | 5 | 9 | 19 |
*5–9 | 38/65 (58.4%) | 19/46 (41.3%) | 10/29 (34.4%) | 2/37 (5.4%) |
*10–14 | 18/39 (46.0%) | 9/21 (42.8%) | 2/9 (22.2%) | 0/15 (0%) |
*15–19 | 6/18 (33.3%) | 1/6 (16.6%) | - | 0/4 (0%) |