Group C (SD to DH) n = 46 Group D (sustained SD) n = 40 Statistics Gender (male, %) 32 (69.56%) 32 (80%) 1.224a 0.269 Age (years) 41.64 (36.54, 51.49) 48.48 (37.64, 51.98) −1.056 0.291 Treatment Antiviral therapy 26 (56.52%) 28 (70%) 1.664a 0.197 Recent antivirus 10 (21.73%) 9 (22.5%) 0.007a 0.932 Antivirus duration (days) 116 (53.5, 515) 173 (53.5, 416) −0.090 0.928 Hepatoprotective drugs 18 (39.13%) 19 (47.5%) 0.611a 0.434 Immunomodulator 0 (0%) 0 (0%) — — Drugs that promote bile excretion 4 (8.69%) 3 (7.5%) 0.041a 0.579 Chinese herbal medicine 17 (36.95%) 15 (37.5%) 0.003a 0.959 Antifibrosis proprietary Chinese medicine 1 (2.2%) 3 (7.5%) 1.369a 0.257 Untreated 4 (8.69%) 0 (0%) 3.648a 0.077 Liver function value TBIL (μ mol/L) 0.04 (−1.87, 3.14) −1.6 (−6.65, 2.22) −1.979 0.048 DBIL (μ mol/L) 0 (−0.7, 1) 0 (−1.72, 1.12) −0.792 0.428 ALT (U/L) −11 (−34, 5.75) −19 (−96, −6.25) −1.875 0.061 AST (U/L) −2 (−15.25, 9.75) −12.5 (−69, 1) −2.130 0.033 GGT (U/L) −1 (−23, 3) −8.5 (−51, 3) −1.178 0.239 ALP (U/L) 0.5 (−11.25, 8.25) −3 (−13, 8.75) −0.723 0.469 ALB (g/L) 1 (−2.32, 2.82) 2.19 (0.05, 5.15) −2.156 0.031 Pre-Alb (g/L) 0 (−112, 64.5) 19 (−116.5, 70) −0.004 0.996 TBA (μ mol/L) −2.3 (−5.05, 0.02) −2.75 (−15.07, −0.27) −1.130 0.258 Hepatitis B virus HBeAg (S/CO) −0.075 (−155.5925, 0.775) −3.135 (−90.502, 0.385) 0.444a 0.505 HBV-DNA (IU/mL) −35280 (−2775275, 643.75) −25080.5 (−5387429.25, 0) −0.320 0.749 Liver fibrosis value FIB-4 0.04 (−0.21, 0.36) −0.22 (−0.86, 0.42) −1.697 0.09 APRI −0.02 (−0.1826, 0.069) −0.18 (−0.83, 0.02) −1.939 0.052 Other biomarkers PT (S) −0.24 (−0.82, 0.52) 0 (−0.75, 0.67) −0.671 0.502 AFP (ng/mL) −1.13 (−3.50, 0.05) −0.97 (−3.18, −0.05) −0.089 0.929 CD4/CD8 0.06 (−0.18, 0.37) 0.07 (−0.13, 0.31) −0.320 0.749 Lipids, blood glucose FBG (mmol/L) −0.09 (−0.51, 0.06) 0.24 (−0.03, 0.50) −3.355 0.001 TC (mmol/L) −0.27 (−0.73, 0.13) −0.32 (−1.30, 0.2) −0.377 0.706 TG (mmol/L) −0.03 (−0.26, 0.13) −0.08 (−0.57, 0.19) −0.610 0.542 HDL-C (mmol/L) −0.16 ± 0.33 −0.09 ± 0.51 −0.818 0.416 LDL-C (mmol/L) −0.10 ± 0.69 −0.31 ± 1.04 1.103 0.273 Blood routine test WBC (109 /L) 0.14 ± 1.19 0.39 ± 1.23 −0.964 0.338 LY (109 /L) 0.04 ± 0.40 0.07 ± 0.53 −0.306 0.76 MONO (109 /L) 0.01 (−0.10, 0.10) −0.02 (−0.16, 0.08) −0.737 0.461 NEUT (109 /L) 0.11 (−0.4, 0.71) 0.55 (−0.19, 1.23) −1.367 0.172 PLT (109 /L) −4.59 ± 27.25 5.63 ± 31.57 −1.610 0.111