Supporting data for an analysis of HBV viral load distribution and set point in chronic infection: retrospective analysis of cohorts from the UK and South Africa

The two data files (.xlsx) are the supporting metadata for an analysis of the distribution and set point of hepatitis B virus (HBV) viral loads in adults with chronic infection, comparing cohorts from the UK and from South Africa. We have also included viral load data for Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) for comparison. <br><b>Suppl Fig 1: Relationship between hepatitis B viral load, HBeAg status and (A) sex, (B) age, and (C) ethnicity, in a cohort of adults with chronic hepatitis B virus infection recruited in Oxford, UK</b>. Data shown for 351 individuals, of whom 304 HBeAg-negative and 47 HBeAg-positive. Number of participants in each category marked on individual bars, with total number in each plot reduced as a result of missing data for individual patients. Ethnicity based on self-reported data using standardised ethnicity codes. Categories for Chinese and Indian groups shown separately from other Asian patients.<br><br>Data collection for the UK cohort was approved by the NRES Committee South Central-Oxford C (ref: 15/SC/0523). South African data collection was approved by the Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee at the University of the Free State; reference UFS-HSD2019/0044/2603. <br> p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 11.0px Arial} span.s1 {font-kerning: none}