Table 2. Comparison of liver stiffness value for liver fibrosis staging (median, range).
Liver fibrosis stage | Number of animals (n) | LSV (kPa, median, range) |
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F0 | 20 | 3.9 (1.9–8.5) |
F1 | 10 | 5.0 (2.4–8.9) |
F2 | 17 | 7.9* (5.2–12.3) |
F3 | 12 | 12.8†* (5.9–16.8) |
F4 | 11 | 16.6†* (9.8–29.5) |
Summary | 70 | P<0.0001 |
The results of Kruskal-Wallis test showed that P<0.0001 in liver stiffness value among different liver fibrotic stage. *P<0.05 compared with F0 stage; †P<0.05 compared with F1 stage. LSV, liver stiffness value.