Table 3.
Association between morphological features and fibrosis grade in non-NASH biopsies according to Bedossa's histological algorithm.
| Morphological features | Fibrosis | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absent | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | ||
| Steatosis degree | P = 0.774 | |||
| 1 | 10 (45.45%) | 11 (50%) | 1 (4.55%) | |
| 2 | 2 (40%) | 3 (60%) | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ballooning | P = 0.726 | |||
| Absent | 7 (50%) | 6 (42.86%) | 1 (7.14%) | |
| Few | 5 (41.67%) | 7 (58.33%) | 0 | |
| Frequent | 0 | 1 (100%) | 0 | |
| Lobular inflammation | P = 0.163 | |||
| Absent | 9 (42.86%) | 12 (57.14%) | 0 | |
| <2 foci/field | 3 (50%) | 2 (33.33%) | 1 (16.67%) | |
| 2–4 foci/field | 0 | 0 | 0 | |