| Variable | F0-1 (n = 153) | F2-4 (n = 53) | P-value |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 49.60 (12.73) | 51.21 (11.39) | 0.417 | Male gender, n (%) | 52 (34.0) | 34 (64.2) | <0.001 | BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2 | 23.50 (3.49) | 25.30 (4.64) | 0.004 | <23, n (%) | 75 (49.0) | 19 (35.8) | | ≥23, n (%) | 34 (22.2) | 11 (20.8) | | ≥25, n (%) | 44 (28.8) | 23 (43.4) | | Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 8 (5.2) | 9 (17.0) | 0.007 | HBeAg, n (%) | | | 0.998 | Positive | 26 (17.0) | 9 (17.0) | | Negative | 127 (83.0) | 44 (83.0) | | HBV DNA level, n (%) | | | 0.395 | <2000 IU/mL | 68 (44.4) | 20 (37.7) | | ≥2000 IU/mL | 85 (55.6) | 33 (62.3) | | Total bilirubin, mean (SD), mg/dL | 0.60 (0.25) | 0.75 (0.54) | 0.053 | AST level, n (%) | | | <0.001 | ≤1 x ULN | 142 (92.8) | 29 (54.7) | | >1 x ULN | 11 (7.2) | 24 (45.3) | | ALT level, n (%) | | | <0.001 | ≤1 x ULN | 130 (85.0) | 25 (47.2) | | >1 x ULN | 23 (15.0) | 28 (52.8) | | ALP, median (range), U/L | 63 (29-280) | 73 (32-511) | 0.011 | Albumin, mean (SD), g/dL | 4.40 (0.40) | 4.30 (0.40) | 0.134 | INR, mean (SD) | 1.00 (0.10) | 1.10 (0.20) | 0.051 | WBC, median (range), /mm3 | 6800 (2700-18900) | 8200 (3800-11100) | 0.036 | Hemoglobin, mean (SD), g/dL | 13.00 (1.54) | 13.50 (1.63) | 0.044 | Platelet, mean (SD), x109/L | 239.00 (60.50) | 221.00 (70.90) | 0.082 |
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