Table 1: HBV DNA detection by age and sex among chronic hepatitis B patients

HBV DNA

Characteristics

Positive

Negative

Total

Age

0-9

2 (40.0)

3 (60.0)

5 (100)

10-19

6 (60.0)

4 (40.0)

10 (100)

20-29

47 (43.9)

60 (56.1)

64 (100)

X2 =5.35 (p-value=0.500)

30-39

44 (47.3)

49 (52.7)

93 (100)

40-49

7 (36.8)

12 (63.2)

19 (100)

50-59

2 (18.2)

9 (81.8)

11 (100)

>59

3 (60.0)

2 (40.0)

5 (100)

Sex

Male

44 (48.4)

47 (51.6)

91 (100)

X2 = 0.905 (p-value= 0.341)

Female

67 (42.1)

92 (57.9)

159 (100)

Total

111

139

250

*figures in parenthesis represent percentages