Table 3 Demographic and clinical characteristics of HBV patients receiving NA therapy in Study 2 (n = 51).

From: Circulating thrombospondin 2 as a predictor of hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis B patients undergoing nucleos(t)ide analog therapy

Time points

Baseline

48 weeks

P value

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Age, years

56 (48–71)

Male, n (%)

27 (52.9%)

PLT, × 104/µL

18.4 (14.6–23.9)

19.0 (15.9–22.6)

0.313

Alb, g/dL

4.0 (3.7–4.3)

4.2 (3.8–4.5)

0.177

T. Bil, mg/dL

0.7 (0.5–0.9)

0.7 (0.5–1.0)

0.776

AST, U/L

35 (25–62)

24 (18–30)

 < 0.001

ALT, U/L

32 (25–92)

17 (14–24)

 < 0.001

TSP2, ng/mL

32.8 (25.3–45.7)

24.1 (20.0–33.0)

 < 0.001

HBsAg, log IU/mL

3.34 (2.85–3.77)

3.26 (2.51–3.66)

0.005

HBeAg ( +), n (%)

28 (54.9%)

25 (49.0%)

0.552

HBV-DNA, log IU/mL

5.8 (3.7–8.1)

N/D (N/D-2.1)

 < 0.001

NA regimen, ETV:TDF:TAF

19:4:28

  1. Alb, albumin; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ETV, entecavir; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HBeAg, hepatitis B e antigen; HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen; IQR, interquartile range; N/D, not detected; NA, nucleos(t)ide analog; PLT, platelet count; T. Bil, total bilirubin; TAF, tenofovir alafenamide; TDF, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate; TSP2, thrombospondin 2.