... fixed in < /b> buffered formalin, embedded in < /b> paraffin, and stained with hematoxylin-eosin-safran and Masson's trichrome Hepatic < /b> steatosis,< /b> stage of < /b> fibrosis and grade of < /b> disease activity were determined ... shown in < /b> Table TG, GGT, Glb, and FINS were all associated with hepatic < /b> inflammation in < /b> each stage among HBeAg-negative < /b> CHB patients, but only FINS and Glb were strong predictors < /b> tested by likelihood ... difficulty of < /b> therapy in < /b> HBeAg-negative < /b> HB patients (13) In < /b> comparison to HBeAg-negative < /b> CHB with hepatic < /b> steatosis,< /b> the ALT, AST and HBV-DNA levels were higher in < /b> patients without steatosis,< /b> indicating...