Clinical presentation and genotype of hepatitis delta in Karachi

Table 1 Characteristics of hepatitis delta patients

	RNA detected (n = 23)	RNA not detected (n = 16)
Male:Female	20:3	14:4
Age (yr)	29.7 ± 12.8	36.8 ± 15.2
Clinical cirrhosis	12 (52%)	7 ((44%)
Decompensated disease	5 (22%)	3 (19%)
Normal ultrasound and ALT	2 (9%)	4 (25%)
HBe antigen	3 (13%)	1 (6%)
HBV DNA	3 (13%)	0
Bilirubin (mg/dL)	1.8 ± 2.0	2.9 ± 5.6
ALT (U/L)	88 ± 45	125 ± 199
AST (U/L)	81 ± 52	150 ± 280
GGT U/L	99 ± 121	49 ± 31
ALP (U/L)	124 ± 56	100 ± 31
Albumin (g/dL)	3.4 ± 0.7	3.4 ± 0.9
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	12.3 ± 2.0	12.9 ± 1.8
Total leucocyte count (× 109/L)	6.1 ± 2.0	5.0 ± 1.8
Platelets (× 109/L)	143 ± 84	157 ± 85
INR	1.3 ± 0.2	1.2 ± 0.1

ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; GGT: gamma glutamyl transpeptidase; ALP: alkaline phosphatase; INR: international normalization ratio. Values are means ± SD, or n (%). There are no statistically significant differences among the two groups.