Characteristics | HBsAg-positive DLBCL patients | HBsAg- negative DLBCL patients | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
N (total = 127) | Log-rank P-value | N (total = 293) | Log-rank P value | |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 79 | 0.5748 | 158 | 0.6699 |
 Female | 48 |  | 135 |  |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 > 60 | 22 | 0.0377 | 97 | < 0.0001 |
 ≤ 60 | 105 |  | 196 |  |
Ann Arbor stage | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 I | 18 | 0.0002 | 48 | < 0.0001 |
 II | 37 |  | 113 |  |
 III | 34 |  | 44 |  |
 IV | 38 |  | 88 |  |
B symptoms | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Present | 28 | 0.0003 | 76 | 0.697 |
 Absent | 99 |  | 217 |  |
Elevated LDH | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Present | 67 | 0.0487 | 135 | < 0.0001 |
 Absent | 56 |  | 158 |  |
 Unknown | 4 |  | – |  |
Treatment with rituximab | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 60 | 0.0152 | 143 | 0.002 |
 No | 67 |  | 150 |  |
Spleen involvement | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 28 | 0.034 | 19 | 0.002 |
 No | 99 |  | 274 |  |
Bcl-2&Myc positive | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 34 | 0.048 | 57 | 0.037 |
 No | 22 |  | 59 |  |
 Unknown | 71 |  | 177 |  |
Cell of origin | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 GCB | 47 | 0.124 | 107 | 0.103 |
 Non-GCB | 80 |  | 186 |  |
HBV DNA copies | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 < 1000 copies/ml | 51 | 0.536 | – | – |
 > 1000 copies/ml | 69 |  |  |  |
 Unknown | 7 |  |  |  |
HBeAg | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Positive | 25 | 0.534 | – | – |
 Negative | 95 |  |  |  |
 Unknown | 7 |  |  |  |