Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2013; 19(35): 5904-5909
Published online Sep 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i35.5904
Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the hepatitis B virus + hepatitis E virus group and hepatitis E virus group
HBV + HEV group (n = 118)HEV group (n = 176)P values
Age (yr)44.5 ± 13.854.1 ± 15.80.0001
Sex0.0001
Male109 (92.4)140 (79.5)
Female9 (7.6)36 (20.5)
ALT (U/L)266.0 ± 227.3262.9 ± 212.90.905
AST (U/L)228.9 ± 207.1228.4 ± 213.10.986
PT (s)22.1 ± 11.3 16.8 ± 7.90.0001
PTA (%)57.3 ± 26.677.2 ± 24.90.0001
TBil (μmol/L)334.7 ± 228.0277.5 ± 217.40.0311
MELD score20.0 ± 9.7 15.1 ± 8.60.0001
Complications47 (39.8)29 (16.5)0.0001
Liver failure42 (35.6)15 (8.5)0.0001
Death24 (20.3)13 (7.4)0.0021
Table 2 Influence of chronic hepatitis B virus infection on acute hepatitis E n (%)
HBV + HEV group
Status of HBeAg
Status of HBV DNA
Status of cirrhosis
+ (n = 20)- (n = 98)P value+ (n = 65)- (n = 53)P value+ (n = 17)- (n = 101)P value
MELD score17.0 ± 7.020.6 ± 10.10.13121.5 ± 10.618.3 ± 8.30.07424.7 ± 12.219.2 ± 9.10.031
Liver failure5 (25)37 (37.8)0.31725 (38.5)17 (32.1)0.56311 (64.7)31 (30.7)0.011
Complications7 (35)40 (40.8)0.80325 (38.5)22 (41.5)0.85016 (94.1)31 (30.7)0.001
Death2 (10)22 (22.4)0.35914 (21.5)10 (19.9)0.8204 (23.5)20 (19.8)0.748
Table 3 Anti-hepatitis B virus treatment in patients with liver failure in the hepatitis B virus + hepatitis E virus group
Patients receiving anti-HBV treatment (n = 12)Patients not receiving anti-HBV treatment (n = 30)P value
HBV DNA (log10 copies/mL)4.99e7 ± 9.82e72.35e8 ± 9.20e80.495
MELD score33.2 ± 9.428.3 ± 9.20.129
Mortality8 (66.7)53.3 (16/30)0.506