2.3 Statistical analysis
The analysis was conducted in SPSS version 29 (IBM SPSS Statistics,
USA). The descriptive analysis was presented as frequencies and
percentages. The normal data distribution was presented as mean and
standard deviation (SD). Parametric tests such as independent-sample
T-tests and One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), were used to compare
the mean values. Whenever possible, the variables were dichotomized and
analyzed with the Chi-square
(X2) test and univariate logistic regression with a
corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) to predict features with a
relation or an independent chance to present HBV infection or chronic
liver disease. The reported p‐value is two‐tailed and was deemed
statistically significant when p<0.05.