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Published in final edited form as: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 Nov 12;8(3):289–296.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2009.10.034

Table 3A.

Histologic variables in stage F0 biopsies of rapid and slow fibrosers.

		Rapid Fibrosers	Slow Fibrosers	P value
N with available stage 0 biopsy for review		26	44
Portal tract density	Median (25-75 percentiles)	1 (0.75-2.0)	1 (1.0-2.0)	.7433
Portal tract activity	Median (25-75 percentiles)	1 (0-2.0)	0.5 (0-1.0)	.3442
Lobular activity	Median (25-75 percentiles)	1 (0-2.0)	1 (0.25-2.0)	.9125
N with steatosis
	Present (%)	4 (15.38)	16 (36.36)	.0992
	Absent (%)	22 (84.62)	28 (63.64)
N with plasma cells
	Present (%)	2 (7.69)	3 (6.82)	1
	Absent (%)	24 (92.31)	41 (93.18)
Apoptotic cells/high power field	Mean ± SD	0.30 ± 0.38	0.08 ± 0.16	*.0012*

The first 3 parameters were scored from 0-3, with 3 being the highest score.