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Table 1 The characteristics of study population

From: Unexpected HBsAg decrease after nucleoside analogues retreatment among HBeAg positive postpartum women: a pilot study

 

Group A NAs treatment pre-pregnancy (n=24)

Group B discontinue treatment (n=88)

Group C retreatment (n=22)

Group A vs B P1 value

Group A vs C P2 value

Group B vs C P3 value

Age, year

29.8 (25.1–37.9)

29.0 (20.0–37.0)

29.0 (24.0–36.0)

0.098

0.428

0.458

Parity, n (%)

9 (37.5%)

17 (19.3%)

7 (31.8%)

0.099

0.763

0.249

HBeAg positive, n (%)

12 (50.0%)

86 (97.7%)

22 (100.0%)

< 0.001

< 0.001

1.000

TDF treatment, n (%)

19 (79.2%)

42 (47.7%)

16 (72.7%)

0.010

0.734

0.055

Follow-up, month *

37.0 (9.8–89.9)

11.0 (0.5–73.0)

25.0 (10.3–53.7)

< 0.001

0.013

0.005

ALT, U/L

16.5(11.0–50.0)

32.5 (18.0–116.0)

102.5 (32.0–410.0)

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

HBsAg, log IU/mL

3.10 (2.40–4.20)

4.57 (2.94–5.01)

4.60 (3.50–5.12)

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.969

HBeAg, log PEIU/mL

0.20 (0.00–2.47)

2.97 (0.00–3.38)

3.25 (1.11–3.71)

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.030

HBV-DNA, log IU/mL

0.00 (0.00–3.10)

3.00 (0.00–4.46)

6.90 (4.70–8.53)

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Δ ALT,U/L

0.0 (−27.0–36.0)

5.0 (−208–73.0)

84.5 (19.0–401.0)

0.937

< 0.001

< 0.001

Δ HBsAg, log IU/mL

−0.02 (−0.20–2.36)

−0.14 (−0.69–0.92)

1.30 (0.20–4.70)

0.020

< 0.001

< 0.001

Δ HBeAg, PEIU/mL

0.00 (−0.04–2.47)

−0.07 (−0.62–1.73)

3.11 (−2.67–3.52)

0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Δ HBV-DNA, log IU/mL

0.00 (0.00–3.10)

−4.32 (−8.29–0 .00)

6.8 (4.70–8.50)

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

  1. *Follow−up time refers to the duration of treatment from the beginning of early pregnancy, from the beginning of treatment discontinuation to the last follow−up, and from the beginning of retreatment to the last treatment in Groups A, B, and C, respectively. † The baseline levels of ALT, HBsAg, HBeAg and HBV DNA were values at early pregnancy, end of treatment and time of re−treatment for Groups A, B and C, respectively. ‡ Value change from baseline to last follow−up. Continuous variables were expressed using medians and ranges. Categorical variables were expressed as counts and percentages. ALT alanine aminotransaminase, DNA deoxyribonucleic acid, HBV hepatitis B virus, HBeAg hepatitis B e antigen, HBsAg hepatitis B surface antigen, TDF tenofovir disoproxil fumarate