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Table 4 The results of medical examination in HBsAg-positive participants by anti-HEV IgG

From: Comparison of hepatitis E virus seroprevalence between HBsAg-positive population and healthy controls in Shandong province, China

	Anti-HEV IgG positive		Anti-HEV IgG negative		P value
	Number	%	Number	%	P value
Total	483	100.00	1565	100.00
HBeAg
Positive	83	17.18	384	24.54	0.001
Negative	400	82.82	1181	75.46
Anti-HBe
Positive	313	64.80	1022	65.30	0.840
Negative	170	35.20	543	34.70
HBV DNA (IU/ml)
< 10³	324	67.08	933	59.62	0.011
10³–10⁶	97	20.08	404	25.81
≥ 10⁶	62	12.84	228	14.57
ALT(U/L)
Normal	440	91.10	1442	92.14	0.463
Elevated	43	8.90	123	7.86
Liver abnormality^a
Yes	5	1.04	13	0.83	0.674
No	478	98.96	1552	99.17

^aIdentified by B ultrasound

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