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Table 1 Characteristics of study population in HBeAg positive and negative patients

From: Virological and clinical characteristics of hepatitis delta virus in South Asia

 

Total n = 480

HBeAg positive n = 164

HBeAg negative n = 316

p value

Age, years

33 ± 12.53

30 ± 13.36

34.28 ± 11.87

< 0.001

Gender

    

Male

398(82.9)

138(84.1)

260(82.3)

0.60

Female

82(17.1)

26(15.9)

56(17.7)

 

ALT

66.07 ± 72.83

73.95 ± 79.04

61.98 ± 69.16

0.10

Median ALT

38(9-500)

42(9-500)

35(10-496)

 

Normal

247 (51.5)

73(44.5)

174(55.1)

0.02

Raised

233 (48.5)

91(55.5)

142(44.9)

 

HBV DNA level

    

≥ 10e5

103 (21.5)

83 (50.9)

20 (15.3)

< 0.001

< 10e5

377 (78.5)

80 (49.1)

111 (84.7)

 

Anti HDV

    

Reactive

169 (35.2)

41 (25)

128 (40.5)

0.001

Non reactive

311 (64.8)

123 (75)

188 (59.5)

 

HDV RNA qualitative

    

Positive

49 (10.2)

7 (5.7)

42 (13.8)

< 0.001

Negative

67 (14)

7 (5.7)

60 (19.7)

 

HBV stage

    

Carrier of HBV

143 (29.8)

0

143 (45)

< 0.001

Chronic active HBV

185 (38.5)

75 (45.7)

110 (34.8)

 

Compensate cirrhosis with HBV

72(15)

22 (13.4)

50 (15.8)

0.48

Immunotolerant phase

80 (16.7)

60 (36.6)

20 (6.3)

NS

  1. NS = not significant