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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and comorbidities in cohorts with and without HBV infection

From: HBV infection increases the risk of macular degeneration: the roles of HBx-mediated sensitization of retinal pigment epithelial cells to UV and blue light irradiation

Variable

HBV infection

P value

No

Yes

N = 159,184

N = 39,796

Age, years

0.99

≤ 34

48,116 (30.2)

12,029 (30.2)

 

35–49

59,192 (37.2)

14,798 (37.2)

 

50+

51,876 (32.6)

12,969 (32.6)

 

Mean ± SD†

44.0 ± 14.8

44.2 ± 14.4

0.01

Sex

0.99

Female

66,696 (41.9)

16,674 (41.9)

 

Male

92,488 (58.1)

23,122 (58.1)

 

Comorbidity

Cirrhosis

547 (0.34)

2305 (5.79)

< 0.001

Diabetes

8391 (5.27)

3140 (7.89)

< 0.001

Hypertension

29,134 (18.3)

8651 (21.7)

< 0.001

Hyperlipidemia

20,199 (12.7)

7556 (19.0)

< 0.001

Asthma

6779 (4.26)

2252 (5.66)

< 0.001

Coronary artery disease

12,879 (8.09)

4068 (10.2)

< 0.001

Alcohol-related illness

4669 (2.93)

2539 (6.38)

< 0.001

Anxiety

7039 (4.42)

2911 (7.31)

< 0.001

  1. The numbers in parentheses are the percent of the total group number. Chi Square Test; † T-Test