Characteristic Group A (n=21) Group B (n=19) P
Gender      
Female 08 (38.1%) 06 (31%) 0.920*
Male 13 (61.9%) 13 (68.4%)  
Mean Age ± SD in years 44.3 ± 16.1 33.8 ± 15.8 0.381**
Geographic origin (%)      
Metropolitan Region of Belém 85.9 47.4 0.918***
Northeastern Brazil 4.7 10.5  
Southeastern Brazil 4.7 21.1  
Tocantins state/Marajó Island 0.0 10.5  
Western Brazil 4.7 10.5  
2; **ANOVA; ***Hottelig test
Table 1: Demographic characteristics of the chronic HBV patients by diagnostic group (A=inactive carrier; B=chronic hepatitis with or without cirrhosis).
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