Baseline characteristics by treatment group.

Unless otherwise indicated, data are medians, and data in parentheses are interquartile ranges. *Data are medians, and data in parentheses are ranges. †Liver cirrhosis was diagnosed when the platelet count was below 100,000/mm3 and associated splenomegaly or esophageal-gastric varices were detected. ETV, entecavir; TDF, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate; HBV, hepatitis B virus; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; HBeAg, hepatitis B e antigen; CVS, complete virologic suppression; ADV, adefovir dipivoxil. Baseline characteristics by treatment group.