Interface Hepatitis over Grade 2 May Differentiate Chronic Inflammation Associated with CHB from NAFLD in the Early Stage

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the participants.

				value
	NAFLD ()	CHB ()	CHB and NAFLD ()	NAFLD vs. CHB	NAFLD vs. CHB and NAFLD
Gender (female/male)	13/37	8/23	8/43	0.985	0.202
Age				0.363	0.115
BMI				<0.0001	<0.0001
ALT				<0.0001	<0.0001
AST				0.001	<0.0001
HBeAg-positive rate	/	15/31	19/51	0.321	/
Hypertension	7/50	/	9/51	/	0.616
Diabetes	6/50	/	6/51	/	0.971
Hyperlipidemia	46/50	/	24/51	/	<0.0001
Steatosis				/	<0.0001
S1	17/50	/	37/51
S2	27/50	/	13/51
S3	6/50	/	1/51

NAFLD: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; CHB: chronic hepatitis B; BMI: body mass index; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; HBeAg: HBV e antigen.