Treatment of Liver Fibrosis after Hepatitis B with TCM Combined with NAs Evaluated by Noninvasive Diagnostic Methods: A Retrospective Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of two groups.

Characteristics	TCM users (n = 64)	TCM nonusers (n = 66)	value
Age (years)
<40	11 (17.2%)	7 (10.6%)	0.277
≥40	53 (82.8%)	59 (89.4)
Gender
Male	49	41	0.074
Female	15	25
Duration of illness
5∼10	53	50	0.322
10∼	11	16
Smoking history (n, %)
Yes	2	1	0.978
No	62	65
Drinking history (n, %)
Yes	0	2	0.490
No	64	64
Family history of CHB-related diseases (n, %)
Yes	3	9	0.078
No	61	57
HBsAg
<250	15	22	0.211
≥250	49	44
HBeAg
Positive	23	16	0.146
Negative	41	50
HBV DNA level (copies/mL)
<10^2	50	54	0.871
10^2∼10^3	7	6
10^3∼10^4	7	6
ALT (IU/ml ULN)
1∼2	45	54	0.124
2∼3	19	12
LSM
7∼9	12	21	0.087
≥9	52	45