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Chapter 2.5<br />

110<br />

for patients with and without SR, including age, gender, HBV genotype, serum ALT, HBV<br />

DNA and HBsAg levels and liver necroinfl ammatory and fi brosis scores (Table 1).<br />

Table 1. Baseline characteristics according to SR<br />

Characteristics All patients SR +<br />

SR –<br />

P value<br />

(n=107) (n=24) (n=83)<br />

Mean (SD) age, years 42 (10) 41 (11) 42 (10) 0.59<br />

Male (%) 77 (72.0) 16 (66.7) 61 (73.5) 0.51<br />

Ethnicity (%) 0.73<br />

Caucasian 102 (95.3) 23 (95.8) 79 (95.2)<br />

Other 5 (4.7) 1 (4.2) 4 (4.8)<br />

HBV genotype (%) 0.13<br />

A 15 (14.0) 0 15 (18.1)<br />

D 85 (79.4) 23 (95.8) 62 (74.7)<br />

Other/mixed 7 (6.5) 1 (4.2) 6 (7.2)<br />

Median (IQR) ALT* 2.3 (1.6-4.1) 2.0 (1.7-3.9) 2.3 (1.6-4.1) 0.82<br />

Mean (SD) HBV DNA, log copies/mL 6.8 (1.2) 6.9 (1.2) 6.7 (1.2) 0.52<br />

Mean (SD) HBsAg, log IU/mL 3.8 (0.5) 3.8 (0.4) 3.8 (0.6) 0.80<br />

Median (IQR) liver necroinfl ammation 5 (4-7) 5 (4-6) 5 (4-7) 0.52<br />

Median (IQR) liver fi brosis 3 (1-3) 2 (1-3) 3 (1-3) 0.57<br />

Cirrhosis† (%) 3 (2.8) 0 3 (3.6) 1.0<br />

*Multiples of upper limit of the normal range<br />

†Ishak fi brosis score 5-6<br />

Serum HBsAg and HBV DNA levels during treatment and follow-up<br />

Overall, the mean serum HBsAg concentration decreased signifi cantly after 48 weeks of<br />

therapy (mean change compared to baseline -0.47 log IU/mL, p

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