Basic Study
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World J Virol. Dec 25, 2023; 12(5): 296-308
Published online Dec 25, 2023. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v12.i5.296
Table 1 Demographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of HBsAg-positive patients with high and low viral load using 104 copies per mL as the cutoff point, n (%)
FactorsALL
High HBV DNA
Low HBV DNA
P value
Case n = 1603
Case n = 815
Case n = 788
Demographic
Age (yr)52 (43–60)51 (40–60)53 (45–61)0.010
Male gender1015 (63.28)131 (69.6)401 (68.2)0.703
Laboratory tests
FBG (mmol/L)5.10 (4.61–5.87)5.00 (4.5–5.7)5.21 (4.77–6.00)< 0.001
ALT (U/L)47.95 (25.00–109.92)68.3 (37.1–155.83)31.7 (20.3–67.7)< 0.001
AST (U/L)41.19 (25.00–81.97)52.95 (33.33–106.8)29.86 (21.31–55.55)< 0.001
ALP (U/L)81.40 (63.63–109.00)85.30 (66.00–116.60)76.65 (61.9–104.00)0.003
γ-GGT (U/L)51.20 (22.89–113.36)60.00 (29.13–135.00)41.60 (18.97–100.12)0.038
LDH (U/L)194.8 (170.23–231.10)196.00 (171.56–239.00)194.00 (168.94–224.61)0.006
Albumin (g/L)40.70 (35.33–44.70)39.60 (33.02–43.51)41.96 (37.49–45.80)0.045
Total bilirubin (µmol/L)16.53 (11.63–25.24)17.60 (12.20–27.70)15.39 (11.37–23.20)0.165
Bile acids (µg/mL)11.00 (5.18–30.00)14.30 (6.30–34.20)8.70 (4.26–23.88)0.002
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)4.25 (3.55–5.01)4.19 (3.50–4.92)4.37 (3.61–5.10)0.517
Triglycerides (mmol/L)1.06 (0.73–1.53)1.02 (0.73–1.44)1.12 (0.74–1.71)< 0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.15 (0.90–1.41)1.19 (0.91–1.43)1.12 (0.89–1.38)0.029
LDL-C (mmol/L)2.40 (1.87–2.98)2.27 (1.76–2.89)2.51 (1.95–3.10)0.018
apoA (g/L)1.19 (1.01–1.38)1.14 (0.99–1.27)1.18 (1.02–1.39)0.849
apoB (g/L)0.87 (0.70–1.06)0.84 (0.69–1.01)0.91 (0.73–1.10)0.002
Steatosis163 (10.2)25 (3.1)138 (17.5)< 0.001
HBeAg sero-positive661 (41.2)460(56.4)201 (25.5)< 0.001
Table 2 Clinical characteristics of HBeAg-seropositive and HBeAg-seronegative patients with high and low viral load using 104 copies per mL as the cutoff point, n (%)
Factors
HBeAg sero-positive
HBeAg sero-negative
High HBV DNA
Low HBV DNA
P value
High HBV DNA
Low HBV DNA
P value
Case n = 460
Case n = 201
Case n = 355
Case n = 587
Demographic
Age (yr)45 (36–59)50 (40–59)0.10654 (45–61)55 (46–61)0.564
Male gender314 (68.2)137 (68.1)0.412128 (56.6)93 (68.4)0.026
Laboratory tests
FBG (mmol/L)4.83 (4.40–5.35)5.10 (4.60–5.90)< 0.0015.23 (4.73–6.20)5.28 (4.80–6.06)0.795
ALT (U/L)83.21 (43.45–190.62)51.60 (26.62–120.07)< 0.00153.00 (3200–127.00)27.60 (19.38–53.60)< 0.001
AST (U/L)59.30 (38.01–130.1)46.85 (26.00–93.18)< 0.00146.50 (37.57–116.55)27.00 (20.72–46.47)< 0.001
ALP (U/L)87.50 (67.98–117.09)90.18 (67.00–127.15)0.48983.40 (65.20–111.90)74.00 (60.00–96.00)< 0.001
γ-GGT (U/L)64.61 (33.50–139.92)68.25 (33.25–145.87)0.61552.00 (21.90–115.69)69.6 (33.40–164.30)< 0.001
LDH (U/L)195.00 (171.92–238.32)193.40 (167.37–228.97)0.38197.00 (170.08–239.14)194.00 (169.00–222.39)0.077
Albumin (g/L)39.40 (32.81–43.36)40.30 (34.89–44.50)0.02654.00 (45.00–61.50)43.90 (38.00–47.70)< 0.001
Total bilirubin (µmol/L)17.90 (12.40–28.35)17.80 (13.21–32.52)0.75117.20 (11.9–27.00)14.71 (11.08–22.47)< 0.001
Bile acids (ug/mL)16.60 (8.01—38.77)16.50 (8.01–41.52)0.90410.06 (4.98–27.50)7.07 (3.73–16.54)< 0.001
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)4.16 (3.50–4.85)4.00 (3.30–4.83)0.6744.22 (3.49–5.01)4.46 (3.71–5.15)0.019
Triglycerides (mmol/L)1.03 (0.73–1.44)1.08 (0.71–1.71)0.4291.04 (0.73–1.41)1.14 (0.75–1.72)0.002
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.19 (0.90–1.43)1.08 (0.81–1.40)0.0411.20 (0.92–1.44)1.12 (0.91–1.38)0.13
LDL-C (mmol/L)2.25 (1.76–2.90)2.41 (1.89–3.06)0.0412.31 (1.72–2.87)2.54 (1.97–3.12)< 0.001
apoA (g/L)1.17 (0.97–1.35)1.15 (0.92–1.30)0.2041.21 (1.00–1.40)1.20 (1.04–1.41)0.624
apoB (g/L)0.85 (0.69–1.02)0.91 (0.70–1.12)0.010.83 (0.68–1.00)0.91 (0.74–1.09)< 0.001
Steatosis 11 (2.4)37 (18.4)< 0.00111 (3.0%)101 (17.2)< 0.001
Table 3 Results of univariate and multivariate analyses on lipid level and steatosis and chronic hepatitis B viru deoxyribonucleic acid load

P value
OR (95%CI)
HBsAg sero-positive
Steatosis< 0.0010.15 (0.10–0.23)
Triglyceride0.0270.83 (0.70–0.98)
apoA 0.0090.47 (0.26–0.83)
apoB 0.9050.99 (0.91–1.08)
Cholesterol0.0091.39 (1.09–1.77)
HDL-C0.1711.38 (0.87–2.18)
LDL-C< 0.0010.59 (0.45–0.77)
HBeAg sero-positive
Steatosis< 0.0010.11 (0.05–0.22)
Triglyceride0.0770.74 (0.53–1.03)
apoA 0.8461.10 (0.41–2.96)
apoB 0.50.69 (0.23–2.02)
Cholesterol< 0.0012.33 (1.55–3.51)
HDL-C0.2040.61 (0.29–1.30)
LDL-C< 0.0010.38 (0.24–0.60)
HBeAg sero-negative
Steatosis< 0.0010.19 (0.11–0.35)
Triglyceride0.0020.69 (0.55–0.87)
apoA 0.2090.62 (0.29–1.31)
apoB 0.7131.02 (0.91–1.14)
Cholesterol0.0041.69 (1.19–2.40)
HDL-C0.9040.96 (0.51–1.81)
LDL-C< 0.0010.46 (0.31–0.67)