Those who become chronically infected by hepatitis B virus (from >30% among children to <5% among adults) are at a higher risk of serious consequences: liver cirrhosis (25%) and cancer (5%).
Pri osebah, ki se kronično okužijo z virusom hepatitisa B (od >30 % pri otrocih do <5 % pri odraslih), obstaja večje tveganje za hude posledice: cirozo jeter (25 %) in raka (5 %).