Model Assumption.

aNo patients entered the model in Ishak fibrosis stages F0/F1 or decompensated cirrhosis/HCC/liver transplant/post-liver transplant.bSensitivity analysis input range for compliance rate 70%∼90%, for annual discount rate 3%∼7%, and for all other variables ±10% standard deviation.cPatients with uncontrolled viral load (HBV DNA level>300 copies/ml).dPatients with controlled viral load (HBV DNA level eAssumptions for the population as a whole. The probability of death was linked to liver histology and not to viral load.HBeAg = hepatitis B e antigen; HBsAg = hepatitis B surface antigen, HBV = hepatitis B virus, HCC = hepatocellular carcinoma; CHB = chronic hepatitis B; HIRA = Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service in Korea