Serum apolipoprotein C3 levels are negatively associated with hepatitis B virus DNA in HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B patients

Table 1 Clinical and liver biochemical profiles of participants in the study

Groups	Healthy (n = 154)	HBeAg-negative (n = 194)	HBeAg-positive (n = 190)
Gender (M/F)	58/96	104/90	92/98
Age (years) BMI (kg/m²)	45.31 ± 14.84 21.91 ± 1.01	43.97 ± 14.05 22.11 ± 1.82	39.93 ± 12.98 22.04 ± 1.58
ALT (U/L)	15.52 ± 0.76	39.72 ± 5.54**	62.16 ± 8.34**^##
AST (U/L)	17.09 ± 0.45	40.87 ± 4.16**	48.39 ± 5.00**
TBI (μM)	11.20 ± 0.53	11.27 ± 0.75**	11.78 ± 0.85
DBI (μM)	4.37 ± 0.18	5.73 ± 1.02**	4.87 ± 0.62*
Log HBV DNA		3.82 ± 1.70	6.25 ± 1.90^##

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, compared with Healthy group; ^##P < 0.01, compared with HBeAg-negative group. BMI, Body mass index

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