Table 1 Characteristics and HBV genotypes frequencies among 139 HBV-infected patients
HBsAg Positive Patients | N = 139 (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | M/F | 89/50 (64/36) |
Mean Age | 42 ± 14.5 | |
Range of age (years) | 7-80 | |
Caucasian | 117 (84.2) | |
Race | Asian | 2 (1.4) |
African Brazilian | 20 (14.4) | |
Risk factors | Uncertain | 85 (61) |
Parenteral | 28 (20) | |
Sexual | 15 (11) | |
Vertical | 11 (8) | |
Genotype | A | 76 (55) |
C | 4 (3) | |
D | 53 (38) | |
F | 6 (4) | |
Subtype | adr | 4 (2.9) |
adw2 | 67 (48.2) | |
adw4 | 6 (4.3) | |
ayw | 62 (44.6) | |
HBeAg | Positive | 42 (30) |
HBeAg | Negative | 97 (70) |
Inactive carrier | ALT<1.3 ULN | 83 (60) |
Chronic hepatitis | ALT>1.3 ULN | 56 (40) |
qALT medium | 2.03 |