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.