The distributions of baseline characteristics and variable factors during acute flare including the results of nodal width for group 1 and 2.

Group 1: HBeAg-positive with HBeAg seroconversion and group 2: HBeAg-positive without HBeAg seroconversion.*p-value is from Wilcoxon rank sum test for continuous variables and Pearson’s chi-square test for categorical variables.Abbreviations: WBC = white blood cell count, ALT = alanine aminotransferase, AFP = alpha-fetoprotein, BilT = total bilirubin level, VL = viral load, CLD = chronic liver parenchymal disease, LC = liver cirrhosis both diagnosed as ultrasonographic criteria, NUC = nucleos(t)ide analogue, PEG = pegylated interferon, both current standard antiviral therapies for chronic B hepatitis, WT = nodal width.The distributions of baseline characteristics and variable factors during acute flare including the results of nodal width for group 1 and 2.