Table 2.
Histology Findings in Patients at First and Final Biopsy
| First Biopsy | Second Biopsy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Histologic changes | N | Percentage | N | Percentage | p-Value |
| Steatosis | 0.62 | ||||
| None | 34 | 77% | 32 | 73% | |
| Mild/Moderate (<33% tissue) | 10 | 23% | 12 | 27% | |
| Grade | 0.89 | ||||
| None/Minimal (0–3) | 24 | 55% | 22 | 50% | |
| Mild (4–6) | 8 | 18% | 11 | 25% | |
| Moderate (7–9) | 9 | 20% | 8 | 18% | |
| Marked (≥10) | 3 | 7% | 3 | 7% | |
| Stage | 0.0046 | ||||
| None (Stage 0) | 7 | 16% | 7 | 16% | |
| Portal/Peri-Portal (Stage 1–2) | 32 | 73% | 28 | 64% | |
| Bridging/Cirrhosis (Stage 3–6) | 5 | 11% | 9 | 20% | |