Abstract:Objective To observe the level of serum beta2-microglobulin (β2-MG) in hemodialysis patients with chronic hepatitis B, and to discuss its influencing factors. Methods Referring to Guidelines for Chronic Hepatitis B in China (version 2010), 30 hemodialysis patients with chronic hepatitis B were included in this study. And 30 hemodialysis patients without hepatitis B virus (HBV) were selected as controls. Blood laboratory indexes were compared by t test. Factors influnecing serum β2-MG were analyzed with multiple linear regression analysis. Results The level of serum β2-MG in the HBV-positive group was (65.64 ± 10.18) μg/ml which was significantly higher than (44.90 ± 12.81) μg/ml in the HBV-negative group (P < 0.01). Multiple linear regression analyses showed that the level of serum β2-MG was negatively correlated to serum albumin (ALB) (B = -0.001, P = 0.015), and positively correlated to HBV infection, duration of dialysis and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (B = 14.127, 0.421 and 0.077; P = 0.000, 0.001 and 0.032 respectively). Conclusions The level of serum β2-MG in hemodialysis patients with chronic hepatitis B is significantly high when compared with hemodialysis patients without HBV infection. And serum β2-MG is associated with serum ALB and ALT, HBV infection and duration of dialysis.