Table 1. Patients' Characteristics and Presumed Staging of Estimated Hepatic Fibrosis Based on TE Meta-Analysis Values from Previous Study.
| Characteristics | No. Patients (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 24 (72.3) |
| Female | 9 (27.7) |
| Age | 64 (26–83) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.3 (17.8–40.8) |
| Etiology of chronic liver disease | |
| Chronic hepatitis B | 23 (69.7) |
| Chronic hepatitis C | 4 (12.1) |
| Alcoholic liver disease | 1 (3.0) |
| Unknown* | 2 (6.1) |
| None† | 3 (9.1) |
| Liver fibrosis stage | |
| F ≤ 1 | 4 (12.1) |
| F2 | 7 (21.2) |
| F3 | 9 (27.3) |
| F4 | 13 (39.4) |
Age and BMI are presented as median values and range intervals. *Idiopathic origin chronic liver disease diagnosed with clinical or laboratory, †Without evidence of chronic liver disease both serology and image. Cut-offs used in classification of liver fibrosis was F ≥ 2 (7.9 kPa), F ≥ 3 (8.8 kPa), and F = 4 (11.7 kPa) (12). BMI = body mass index, kPa = kilopascals, TE = transient elastography