TABLE 2. Elastography findings of the enrolled patients.
| Parameters | Total 103 (100%) | HCC 45 (44%) | Non-HCC 58 (66%) | p |
| FibroScan (kPa) Mean Median |
32.73± 22.5 26.3 (3.8-75) |
30.4± 21.0 24.6 (4.6-75) |
35.6± 23.9 33.3 (3.8-75) |
0.491 |
| ARFI (m/s) Mean Median |
2.02± 0.59 2.17(0.65-3.4) |
1.97±0.64 1.98(0.65-3.2) |
2.06±0.54 2.21(0.88-3.4) |
0.565 |
| ARFI lesion(m/s) Mean Median |
NA NA |
1.89±0.74 2.16(0.59-2.8) |
NA NA |
NA |
| ARFI soma(m/s) Mean Median |
2.79± 1.15 2.51(0.88-5.5) |
3.57±1.13 3.7(1.27-5.51) |
2.06±0.54 2.21(0.88-3.4) |
<0.001 |
Mean and standard deviation; numbers and percentage; MELD=Model for End Stage Liver Disease; HCC=hepatocellular carcinoma; NA=not applicable