Research Article

High Prevalence of Preexisting HBV Polymerase Mutations in Pregnant Women Does Not Limit the Antiviral Therapy Efficacy

Table 1

Demographics and baseline characteristics.

VariableValue

27.78 ± 3.89
1.14 ± 0.35
Previous use of antiviral, number (%)6 (8.22)
HBV family history, number (%)32 (43.84)
39.15 ± 43.97
ALT > 40 U/L, number (%)22 (30.14)
ALT > 80 U/L, number (%)7 (9.59)
ALT > 200 U/L, number (%)1 (1.37)
7.91 ± 0.70
4.38 ± 0.47
2.45 ± 1.26
HBeAg (+), number (%)63 (86.30)

The values are expressed as means ± standard deviations for continuous variables and number of patients (percentages) for categorical variables. Abbreviations: ALT, alanine transaminase; HBeAg, hepatitis B e antigen; HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen; HBV, hepatitis B virus.