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Table 3 Physiological biomarkers associated with hepatitis B or C virus carriers

From: Early detection of unhealthy behaviors, the prevalence and receipt of antiviral treatment for disabled adult hepatitis B and C carriers

Variables

Hepatitis B infection

Hepatitis C infection

Negative

Positive

Negative

Positive

N (%)

N (%)

SGPT (mu/mL)

χ 2 = 1.66

χ 2 = 53.72***

  < 40

635 (86.3)

89 (81.7)

648 (89.3)

76 (63.9)

  ≥ 40

101 (13.7)

20 (18.3)

78 (10.7)

43 (36.1)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

χ 2 = 1.87

χ 2 = 0.38

 Average/under

292 (43.2)

50 (50.5)

299 (44.6)

43 (41.3)

 Overweight/Obesity

384 (56.8)

49 (49.5)

372 (55.4)

61 (58.7)

SBP (mmHg)

χ 2 = 1.98

χ 2 = 6.29*

  < 140

470 (64.4)

77 (71.3)

482 (66.9)

65 (55.1)

  ≥ 140

260 (35.6)

31 (28.7)

238 (33.1)

53 (44.9)

DBP (mmHg)

χ 2 = 0.54

χ 2 = 0.03

  < 90

558 (76.4)

86 (79.6)

554 (76.9)

90 (76.3)

  ≥ 90

172 (23.6)

22 (20.4)

166 (23.1)

28 (23.7)

FBG (mg/dL)

χ 2 = 0.66

χ 2 = 2.56

  < 109

575 (78.2)

89 (81.7)

577 (79.6)

87 (73.1)

  ≥ 110

160 (21.8)

20 (18.3)

148 (20.4)

32 (26.9)

  1. Abbreviations: SGPT serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FBG fasting blood glucose
  2. * p < 0.05; ***p < 0.001