TABLE 1. Pre- and Postprandial Liver Stiffness Assessment with MR Elastography.
Fibrosis Stage | No. of Subjects | Mean Preprandial Liver Stiffness (kPa) | Mean Postprandial Liver Stiffness (kPa) | Stiffness Augmentation (kPa) | Stiffness Augmentation (%) |
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Normal | 20 | 2.16 ± 0.24 | 2.32 ± 0.23 | 0.16 ± 0.20 | 8.08 ± 10.33 |
F0 | 5 | 2.64 ± 0.51 | 3.13 ± 0.50 | 0.49 ± 0.32 | 19.66 ± 16.55 |
F1 | 4 | 2.61 ± 0.60 | 3.09 ± 0.65 | 0.48 ± 0.15 | 19.01 ± 7.39 |
F2 | 3 | 2.94 ± 0.52 | 3.26 ± 0.51 | 0.32 ± 0.02 | 11.24 ± 2.17 |
F3 | 4 | 3.78 ± 1.01 | 4.45 ± 0.98 | 0.67 ± 0.11 | 19.25 ± 8.67 |
F4 | 8 | 5.71 ± 1.22 | 7.38 ± 2.43 | 1.67 ± 1.37 | 27.55 ± 19.51 |
Note—Data are values ± SD.