Table 2.

Distribution of liver stiffness measured by TE at different fibrosis stages.

TE (kPa) and P value	F0 (n=19)	F1 (n=28)	F2 (n=16)	F3 (n=17)	F4 (n=14)
Mean value∗	5.68±1.48	5.83±1.52	6.34±1.61	10.34±2.91	18.84±8.35
Median value†	5.2 (3.2-8.9)	5.5 (3.7-8.7)	6.5 (3.5-9.3)	10.4(5.3-15.5)	15.7 (7.6-38.5)
P value‡	Not applicable	0.745	0.293	<0.001	0.002

^∗Data were expressed as means ± standard deviations.

^†Data were expressed as medians and ranges.

^‡Mean value compared with the next lower fibrosis stage.