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Table 1: HBV DNA detection by age and sex among chronic hepatitis B patients |
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HBV DNA |
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Characteristics |
Positive |
Negative |
Total |
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Age |
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0-9 |
2 (40.0) |
3 (60.0) |
5 (100) |
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10-19 |
6 (60.0) |
4 (40.0) |
10 (100) |
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20-29 |
47 (43.9) |
60 (56.1) |
64 (100) |
X2 =5.35 (p-value=0.500) |
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30-39 |
44 (47.3) |
49 (52.7) |
93 (100) |
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40-49 |
7 (36.8) |
12 (63.2) |
19 (100) |
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50-59 |
2 (18.2) |
9 (81.8) |
11 (100) |
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>59 |
3 (60.0) |
2 (40.0) |
5 (100) |
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Sex |
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Male |
44 (48.4) |
47 (51.6) |
91 (100) |
X2 = 0.905 (p-value= 0.341) |
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Female |
67 (42.1) |
92 (57.9) |
159 (100) |
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Total |
111 |
139 |
250 |
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*figures in parenthesis represent percentages |
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