Abbreviations
HBV, hepatitis B virus; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; CHB, chronic hepatitis B; IL, interleukin; PeALT, persistently elevated ALT; CAP, controlled attenuation parameter; LSM, liver stiffness measurement; PnALT, persistently normal ALT; OPLS-DA, orthogonal projections to latent structures discriminant analysis; VIP, variable importance in projection; KEGG, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes; PBS, phosphate buffered saline; ROC, receiver operating characteristic; AUC, area under the ROC curve; BMI, body mass index; TG, triglyceride; NALM,N -acetyl-l-methionine; 11-DHC, 11-dehydrocorticosterone; 3-Mx, 3-methylxanthine; 7-Mx, 7-methylxanthine; 3-MA, 3-methylhippuric acid