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Table 4 HBV DNA Status in HBsAg positive subjects by demographic and HIV status

From: Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C virus in HIV-1 and HIV-2 infected Gambians

 

AIDS (pretreatment time point) (N = 29)

non-AIDS (N = 41) *

Total (N = 66)

HBV DNA

Detection

Geometric

Detection

Geometric

Detection

Geometric

 

N (%)

Mean (c mL-1)

N (%)

Mean (c mL-1)

N (%)

Mean(c mL-1)

Sex:

      

Female

7 (43.7)*

2.3 × 102

7 (26.9)

6.2 × 103

14 (29.2)

1.2 × 104

P-value difference

0.05

0.04

0.07

0.07

0.20

0.64

Age

      

0-9 years

1 (100.0)

27.2

--

--

1 (100.0)

2.7 × 101

10-24 years

1 (100.0)

6.7 × 102

4 (28.5)

1.1 × 104

5 (29.4)

6.3 × 103

25-34 years

5 (50.0)

2.9 × 102

1 (7.1)

6.6 × 103

6 (21.3)

4.9 × 102

35-44 years

9 (69.2)

1.9 × 102

0 (0.0)

--

9 (52.9)

1.9 × 102

45-93 years

2 (50.0)

2.2 × 103

2 (33.3)

1.9 × 103

4 (40.0)

2.0 × 103

P-value difference

0.83

0.81

0.31

0.30

0.12

0.53

HIV Status

      

HIV-1

14 (58.3)

2.2 × 102

3 (21.4)

1.1 × 104

17 (40.4)*

4.3 × 102

HIV-2

2 (66.2)

1.3 × 103

3 (14.2)

2.9 × 103

5 (18.5)*

2.1 × 103

Dual Infection

2 (100.0)

2.4 × 102

1 (50.0)

1.2 × 104

3 (75.0)*

8.7 × 102

P-value difference

0.77

0.48

0.37

0.34

0.003

0.09

CD4 Count

      

< 200 cells μL-1**

11 (73.3)

2.6 × 102

--

--

--

--

> 200 cells μL-1

5 (34.4)

1.8 × 102

--

--

--

--

P-value difference

0.22

0.19

--

--

--

--

Total

18 (62.0)

2.6 × 10 2

7 (16.6)

6.2 × 10 3

25 (34.2)

6.5 × 10 2

  1. *18 (62%) out of 29 AIDS patients and 7 (16.6%) out of 42 non-AIDS HBsAg individuals tested positive for HBV DNA.
  2. ** Number and percent are reported for CD4 count <200.