Table 1 Clinical and biochemical characteristics of the patients included in this study

Subjects, n

79

73

50

 Age, years

44 ± 12

44 ± 13

40 ± 12

 Sex, % male

87%

85%

86%

 Body mass index, kg/m2

22.2 ± 2.2

22.3 ± 2.1

22.1 ± 2.1

 Triglycerides, mmol/L

1.1 ± 0.41

1.72 ± 0.50*

2.74 ± 0.62^#&

 Total cholesterol, mmol/L

4.4 ± 0.57

3.35 ± 1.33*

4.12 ± 1.21&

 HDL-C, mmol/L

1.35 ± 0.21

0.67 ± 0.47*

0.60 ± 0.36^#

 LDL-C, mmol/L

2.86 ± 0.53

1.96 ± 0.89*

2.59 ± 1.10&

 Apolipoprotein A, g/L

1.38 ± 0.19

0.67 ± 0.39*

0.62 ± 0.34^#

 Apolipoprotein B, g/L

0.97 ± 0.16

0.99 ± 0.44

1.24 ± 0.34^#&

 Apolipoprotein M, mg/L

13.95 ± 7.11

52.42 ± 28.09*

58.32 ± 27.06^#

 Lipoprotein(a), g/L

102 ± 2.81

20.67 ± 3.21*

26.72 ± 3.73^#

 Alanine aminotransferase, IU/L

18.25 ± 1.56

99.73 ± 4.50*

216.77 ± 4.17^#&

 Aspartate transaminase, IU/L

20.11 ± 1.25

99.74 ± 2.95*

171.25 ± 2.80^#&

 Log HBV DNA

4.32 ± 2.03

5.61 ± 1.97&