Table III.
LC group | HCC group | ||||||
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LSM grade (kPa) | Case (no.) | CRP+, no. (%) | CRP−, no. (%) | CRP+, no. (%) | CRP−, no. (%) | ||
17.5–22.5 | 0 | 0/0 (0.0) | 0/0 (0.0) | 0/0 (0.0) | 0/0 (0.0) | ||
22.6–27.5 | 24 | 0/10 (0.0) | 10/10 (100.0) | 0/14 (0.0) | 14/14 (100.0) | ||
>27.6 | 132 | 30/79 (37.97) | 49/79 (62.03) | 34/53 (64.15) | 19/53 (35.85) | ||
χ2 test | 8.847 | 24.89 | |||||
P-value | 0.003 | 0.000 |
LSM, liver stiffness measurement; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.