Study subjects

Patients

Controls

Number of participants

43

43

Age (Mean ± SD)

26 ± 5.8

27 ± 7.2

Range

18-67

19-71

Sex (Male/Female): Ratio

30/13; 2.3:1

Types of Infection

Acute%

19 (44%)

chronic%

24 (55%)

Serology and Viral load

Variables

Characteristics

Number of patients(n)

HBsAg

+

43

HBeAg

+

43

HBsAb

-

43

HBeAb

-

43

HBcAb

+

38

HBcAb

-

5

IgG

+

29

IgM

+

9

Viral load (IU/ml)

Number

> 10,000

33 (76.74%)

< 10,000

10 (23.22%)