TABLE 2.
DR <0.094 | DR ≥0.094 | p-value | |
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n = 8 | n = 13 | ||
Sex, male | 5 (62) | 10 (76) | 0.63 |
Age (years) | 63 [48–67] | 67 [49–71] | 0.56 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.9 [24.1–27.0] | 27.3 [24.1–31.4] | 0.56 |
Albumin (g/dl) | 4.7 [4.3–5.0] | 4.5 [4.4–4.6] | 0.33 |
Total bilirubin (mg/dl) | 0.6 [0.4–0.9] | 0.8 [0.7–1.1] | 0.21 |
γ-GTP (U/L) | 74 [30–85] | 53 [30–70] | 0.70 |
AST (U/L) | 50 [35–62] | 53 [39–72] | 0.32 |
ALT (U/L) | 65 [57–88] | 70 [36–147] | 0.73 |
FIB-4 | 1.64 [1.18–1.77] | 1.67 [1.30–2.57] | 0.49 |
Ferritin (ng/ml) | 114 [97–175] | 354 [187–508] | 0.02 |
Platelets (103/mm3) | 217 [187–252] | 194 [162–236] | 0.49 |
PT-INR | 0.98 [0.93–1.01] | 0.98 [0.95–1.04] | 0.73 |
M2BPGi | 0.63 [0.48–1.06] | 0.77 [0.64–0.82] | 0.76 |
Type IV collagen 7s (ng/ml) | 4.8 [4.0–5.5] | 5.6 [4.8–6.3] | 0.15 |
PDFF (%) | 15.8 [11.8–20.6] | 13.1 [7.8–22.0] | 0.89 |
Alcohol (g/day) | 0 [0–0] | 5 [0–5] | 0.08 |
SS (kPa) | 2.15 [2.01–2.97] | 2.40 [2.09–2.63] | 0.94 |
Brunt stage | 1 [0–2] | 1 [1–2] | 0.30 |
Note: Data are expressed as n (%) or median [IQR].
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DR, damping ratio; FIB-4, Fibrosis-4 index; γ-GTP, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; PDFF, proton density fat fraction; PT-INR, prothrombin time-international normalized ratio; SS, shear stiffness.