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Table 4 Changes in median HBV DNA (copies/mL) in HBsAg positive carriers aged 5 years or over

From: Changes in viral load and HBsAg and HBeAg status with age in HBV chronic carriers in The Gambia

DNA copies/mL at different time points

 

Years after recruitment

Age at recruitment

0

5

9

19

5–9

3.4 × 108 (n = 60)

4.1 × 104 (n = 26)

*3.2 × 107 (n = 18)

1.70 × 103 (n = 32)

10–14

2.1 × 106 (n = 32)

9.0 × 107 (n = 9)

2.0 × 103 (n = 6)

2.8 × 103 (n = 11)

15–19)

6.9 × 105 (n = 16)

*2.5 × 108 (n = 2)

(n = 0)

3.4 × 103 (n = 4)

  1. The (n) in brackets represent the number of subjects tested in the different age group category.
  2. *The median values in this group is affected by