Table 1. Demographic, clinical and elastography parameters of 358 schistosomotic patients from Pernambuco/Brazil, according to periportal fibrosis pattern determined by ultrasonography, using Niamey classification.
| Periportal fibrosis pattern | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Significant (D+E+F) n = 272 |
Mild (C) n = 86 |
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| Gender (n, %) | |||||
| Male | 98 | (36.0) | 38 | (44.2) | 0.218a |
| Female | 174 | (64.0) | 48 | (55.8) | |
| Age (years) * | 56 | (45–65) | 43.5 | (33.8–56.2) | <0.001b |
| Clinical form (n, %) | |||||
| HSS | 220 | (80.9) | 5 | (5.8) | <0.001a |
| HS | 38 | (14.0) | 5 | (5.8) | |
| HIS | 14 | (5.1) | 76 | (88.4) | |
| SWS RL (m/s) * | 1.40 | (1.17–1.88) | 1.14 | (0.97–1.32) | <0.001b |
*Median (interquartile range);
aχ2-test;
bMann-Whitney test;
HSS: hepatosplenic schistosomiasis; HS: hepatic schistosomiasis; HIS: hepatointestinal schistosomiasis; SWS RL: shear wave speed of the right lobe of the liver;