Table 1: Characteristics of Viral Hepatitis B Cases.
Parameter |
Number |
% |
Men |
149 |
55.0 |
Wives |
122 |
45.0 |
Sex ratio |
1.22 |
|
Married Subjects |
201 |
74.2 |
Average age ± SD* (years) |
40.8 ± 15.3 |
|
Median age (years) |
37.0 |
|
Average BMI ± SD* (kg/m2) |
25.0 ± 3.3 |
|
Overweight (BMI >25 kg/m2) |
142 |
52.5 |
ALAT (average UI/L) |
50.8 |
|
Diabetes (type 1 or type 2) |
25 |
9.2 |
Metabolic syndrome |
8 |
3.0 |
Activity score |
|
|
A0 : absent |
52 |
19.2 |
A1 : minimal |
43 |
15.9 |
A2 : moderate |
7 |
2.6 |
A3 : severe |
9 |
3.3 |
Fibrosis score |
|
|
F0-F1 : minimal fibrosis |
97 |
35.8 |
F2 : moderate fibrosis |
19 |
7.0 |
F3-F4 : Severe fibrosis |
33 |
12.2 |
Not done |
122 |
45.0 |
Treated cases |
72 |
26.6 |
Viral load (log10 IU/ml) |
3.8 ± 1.9 |
|
Serological viral response (SVR) |
22 |
30.5 |
How to discover |
|
|
Systematic |
40 |
14.8 |
Preoperative |
29 |
10.7 |
Blood donation |
32 |
11.8 |
Professional |
19 |
7.5 |
Family |
15 |
5.9 |
Prenuptial review |
19 |
7.0 |
Pregnancy |
25 |
9.2 |
Cytolysis |
11 |
4.1 |
Asthenia |
58 |
21.4 |
Jaundice |
51 |
18.8 |
Likely mode of contamination |
|
|
Related to care |
186 |
68.6 |
Dental |
169 |
62.4 |
Surgeries |
68 |
25.1 |
Transfusions |
28 |
10.3 |
Stay in prison |
25 |
9.2 |
Care abroad |
1 |
0.4 |
Traditional practices and piercing |
24 |
8.9 |
Scarification |
1 |
0.4 |
Hijama |
16 |
5.9 |
Tattoo |
6 |
2.2 |
Piercing |
2 |
0.7 |
Exposed occupation |
19 |
7.5 |
*SD: Standard deviation.