| Immunity status | N = 98 | Episode†-positive patients (n = 63) | Episode†-negative patients (n = 35) | ||||
| n (%) | n (%) | Bio (+) | Bio (−) | n (%) | Bio (+) | Bio (−) | |
| HBcAb-positive | 22 (100) | 11 (50.0) | 5 | 6 | 11 (50.0) | 4 | 7 |
| HBcAb-negative | 76 (100) | 52 (68.4) | 22 | 30 | 24 (31.6) | 10 | 14 |