Table 2 Comparison of virological characteristics in 240 HBeAg-positive pregnant women and women with different reproductive history
|  | Nullipara (n = 54) | Pregnancy (n = 72) | Puerperant, 7–12 months postpartum (n = 60) | Puerperant, 2–5 years postpartum (n = 54) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 25.0 (22.0–29.0) | 23.8 (22.7–30.6) | 25.6 (23.6–31.0) | 28.9 (24.0–32.3)a | < 0.05 |
HBV DNA, log IU/ml (min-max) | 7.8 (1.6–9.0) | 7.7 (1.7–8.9) | 8.0 (1.6–9.2) | 8.0 (2.9–9.1) | 0.057 |
HBsAg, log IU/ml (min-max) | 4.4 (2.8–5.0) | 4.5 (2.7–5.9) | 4.6 (2.2–5.4) | 4.8 (1.9–5.4) | 0.086 |
HBeAg, log S/CO (min-max) | 3.1 (0.7–3.3) | 3.0 (1.4–3.3) | 3.1 (0.7–3.2) | 3.0 (1.2–3.5) | 0.198 |
Genotypeb | |||||
 B (%) | 18 (34.0) | 24 (33.3) | 25 (41.7) | 16 (29.6) | 0.579 |
 C (%) | 35 (66.0) | 48 (66.7) | 35 (58.3) | 38 (70.4) | |