Table 1.

Mean values of liver stiffness according to fibrosis stage in patients with hepatitis B virus vs hepatitis C virus chronic hepatitis

Category	Hepatitis B virus		Hepatitis C virus		P
	Cases	Mean values of LS (kPa)	Cases	Mean values of LS (kPa)
Total cases	140	8.1 ± 4.2	317	8.9 ± 5.2	0.395 (NS)
F = 0	1	7.4	5	5.2 ± 0.7	-
F = 1	32	6.5 ± 1.9	34	5.8 ± 2.1	0.0889 (NS)
F = 2	67	7.1 ± 2	146	6.9 ± 2.5	0.3369 (NS)
F = 3	33	9.1 ± 3.6	93	9.9 ± 5	0.7038 (NS)
F = 4	7	19.8 ± 8.6	39	17.3 ± 6.1	0.6574 (NS)

F: Fibrosis; LS: Liver stiffness; NS: Not statistically significant.