Research Article

Clinical Distribution Characteristics and Identification for Significant Liver Inflammation of Patients in Chronic Hepatitis B with Indeterminate Phase

Table 1

Clinical distribution characteristics of CHB patients with different immune states.

VariablesImmune active value
Immune tolerant ()HBeAg positive ()Inactive ()HBeAg negative ()Indeterminate phase ()

Age (year)32.0 (27.0–40.0)30.0 (26.0–37.0)42.0 (34.0–49.0)41.0 (37.0–47.0)41.0 (34.0–48.0)<0.001
Sex (male%)135 (52.1%)260 (71.2%)76 (59.4%)28 (84.8%)284 (56.2%)<0.001
WBC (×109/L)5.7 (4.7–6.9)5.4 (4.6–6.4)5.7 (4.6–6.4)5.8 (4.5–6.9)5.4 (4.5–6.6)0.241
PLT (×109/L)198.0 (170.0–228.0)189.0 (154.5–223.0)189.0 (147.3–223.0)182.0 (133.0–222.5)174.0 (144.0–210.0)<0.001
PT (s)11.6 (11.1–12.1)11.6 (11.1–12.2)11.4 (11.0–12.0)11.4 (10.8–11.8)11.6 (11.1–12.2)0.025
INR1.0 (1.0–1.1)1.0 (1.0–1.1)1.0 (1.0–1.1)1.0 (0.9–1.0)1.0 (1.0–1.1)0.002
ALB (g/L)45.0 (42.3–47.5)45.0 (42.2–47.5)44.8 (43.2–46.7)45.3 (43.1–48.1)44.8 (42.2–47.3)0.766
GLB (g/L)28.4 (25.3–30.6)28.5 (25.7–31.3)28.0 (28.8–31.0)28.2 (26.5–30.7)28.1 (25.5–31.6)0.875
ALT (U/L)26.0 (19.0–32.0)71.0 (53.0–111.0)21.5 (15.3–30.5)55.0 (47.0–86.5)33.0 (22.0–54.0)<0.001
AST (U/L)24.0 (20.0–28.0)44.0 (35.0–65.5)23.0 (19.0–28.0)36.0 (31.0–59.5)29.0 (23.0–39.0)<0.001
GGT (U/L)16.0 (12.0–22.0)30.0 (20.0–49.0)17.5 (13.0–30.0)36.0 (23.5–56.0)23.0 (15.0–35.5)<0.001
ALP (U/L)68.0 (57.0–83.0)78.0 (64.0–93.0)71.5 (60.0–85.3)84.0 (74.0–95.0)78.0 (62.0–96.0)<0.001
TBIL (μmol/L)13.0 (9.2–16.6)14.0 (11.0–18.2)15.3 (11.8–18.1)15.7 (13.0–18.0)14.0 (10.8–18.2)0.002
Log10 (HBV-DNA IU/ml)7.9 (7.3–8.4)7.5 (6.7–8.2)2.8 (2.4–3.1)2.6 (2.3–3.1)4.3 (3.7–5.3)<0.001
Log10 (HBsAg IU/ml)2.4 (2.4–4.7)3.4 (2.4–4.5)2.4 (2.3–2.4)2.4 (1.9–2.4)2.4 (2.4–3.3)<0.001
Anti-HBC (S/CO)<0.001
Liver inflammation (%)
04 (1.5)1 (0.3)2 (1.6)2 (6.1)2 (0.5)<0.001
1166 (64.1)162 (44.4)90 (70.3)18 (54.5)200 (45.4)
281 (31.3)152 (41.6)33 (25.8)11 (33.3)188 (42.6)
38 (3.1)47 (12.9)3 (2.3)2 (6.1)45 (10.2)
40 (0)3 (0.8)0 (0)0 (0)6 (1.4)
Fibrosis (%)
069 (26.6)49 (13.4)13 (10.4)2 (6.1)67 (15.2)<0.001
1121 (46.7)174 (47.7)55 (44.0)11 (33.3)161 (36.5)
256 (21.6)90 (24.7)44 (35.2)19 (57.6)122 (27.7)
37 (2.7)29 (7.9)9 (7.2)1 (3.0)48 (10.9)
46 (2.3)23 (6.3)7 (5.6)0 (0)43 (9.7)