Genetic diversity, viraemic and aminotransferases levels in chronic infected hepatitis B patients from Cameroon

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Table 5 Comparison of mean viral load in the age groups, sex, HBV genotypes, ALT and AST levels

Variables	Category	N	Mean ± SD (IU/ml)	p value
Age (years)	<30	39	107,555 ± 426,321	0.790
Age (years)	≥30	37	134,775 ± 459,749	0.790
Sex	Male	27	275,634 ± 701,475	0.022
Sex	Female	49	35,493 ± 123,509	0.022
Genotypes	A	36	26,855 ± 121,819	0.031
	E	30	293,221 ± 685,464
	Others^a	10	361 ± 340
AST Levels	Normal	47	2259 ± 8036	0.002
AST Levels	Abnormal	29	312,936 ± 676,014	0.002
ALT Levels	Normal	62	9743 ± 41,075	<0.001
ALT Levels	Abnormal	14	612,659 ± 889,047	<0.001

p values that show a statistically significant difference are in italics
SD standard deviation, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST (abnormal levels: M > 19, F > 16 IU/ml), ALT (abnormal levels: M > 22, F > 18 IU/ml)
^aOthers (B, B/C, A/B, A/E, C/E, A/C)

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