Abstract: Objective To evaluate and compare the level of liver inflammation and fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and its ability of predicting antiviral efficacy. Methods We select ALT ≥ 4 ULN and HBV DNA ≤ 6.55 log10 copies/ml as the indicators to predict effective anti-hepatitis B virus. There are 365 patients were recruited in the study, according to different damage of liver inflammation and fibrosis, patients were divided into four groups: group Ⅰ (the grade of inflammation < G2 and the stage of fibrosis < S2), group Ⅱ (the grade of inflammation ≥ G2 and the stage of fibrosis < S2), group Ⅲ (the grade of inflammation < G2 and the stage of fibrosis ≥ S2), group Ⅳ (the grade of inflammation ≥ G2 and the stage of fibrosis ≥ S2), statistics the correlation of each group with the two ability index (ALT ≥ 4 ULN and HBV DNA ≤ 6.55 log10 copies/ml). Results There were 365 patients divided into group Ⅰ (167 cases), group Ⅱ (107 cases), group Ⅲ (48 cases) and groups Ⅳ (43 cases). The group Ⅰ have 18 cases with ALT ≥ 4 ULN, group Ⅱ of 7 patients, group Ⅲ of 11 patients, and 17 patients were included in group Ⅳ. There were 38 patients with HBV DNA ≤ 6.55 log10 copies/ml in group Ⅰ, group Ⅱ of 8 patients, group Ⅲ of 54 patients, and 17 patients were included in group Ⅳ. The percentage of comply ALT ≥ 4 ULN and/or HBV DNA ≤ 6.55 log10 copies/ml in four groups were 31.7%, 22.9%, 57.0% and 65.1%. There were no statistical difference in group Ⅰ and group Ⅱ, group Ⅲ and group Ⅳ by chi-square test, significant differences were observed among any remainder two groups (all P < 0.001). Conclusions The predictive ability of significant liver fibrosis is relatively more prominent than active liver inflammation.
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