Table 2 Association of clinical findings of chronic hepatitis B with HBV DNA level higher than median log copies/ml or lower than median (3.67 log copies/ml).

Age (Years)

41 ± 10

38 ± 11

0.12

BMI (kg/m2)

25.4 ± 1.1

25.6 ± 1.2

0.47

FBS (mg/dl)

83 ± 14

86 ± 8

0.2

Albumin (g/dl)

4.3 ± 0.5

4.2 ± 0.5

0.7

Bilirubin total (mg%)

0.5 ± 0.2

0.6 ± 0.2

0.7

ALT (IU/l)

36 ± 26

61 ± 65

0.021

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

172 ± 31

164 ± 34

0.27

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

136 ± 44

140 ± 39

0.62

HDL (mg/dl)

52 ± 12

47 ± 10

0.04

Adiponectin (μg/ml)

10.7 ± 4.9

8.7 ± 5.3

0.057

TNF-a (ng/L)

9.7 ± 2.7

11.5 ± 4.2

0.017