Table 2.
Correlations between laboratory parameters and elastography parameters on both 2D-SWE and TE.
Parameters | E Median 2D-SWE (kPa) | E Median TE (kPa) | V median (m/s) | ||||||
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r coefficient | 95% CI | p value | r coefficient | 95% CI | p value | r coefficient | 95% CI | p value | |
Platelets (x103/µl) | 0.06973 | −0.0498 to 0.1874 | 0.2389 | 0.1140 | −0.005309 to 0.2300 | 0.0538 | 0.09945 | −0.01999 to 0.2161 | 0.0926 |
AST (UI) | −0.008045 | −0.1271 to 0.1113 | 0.8921 | −0.04373 | −0.1621 to 0.07587 | 0.4606 | 0.07880 | −0.04079 to 0.1962 | 0.1831 |
ALT (UI) | 0.07280 | −0.0468 to 0.1904 | 0.2189 | 0.07462 | −0.04498 to 0.1921 | 0.2075 | 0.2375 | 0.1217 to 0.3469 | <0.0001 |
APRI | −0.04567 | −0.1640 to 0.07393 | 0.4408 | −0.1084 | −0.2247 to 0.01096 | 0.0667 | −0.006338 | −0.1254 to 0.1129 | 0.9149 |
AAR | −0.04661 | −0.1649 to 0.07300 | 0.4315 | −0.1215 | −0.2372 to −0.002294 | 0.0398 | −0.2100 | −0.3212 to −0.09315 | 0.0003 |
ALT – alanine aminotransferase, AST – aspartate aminotransferase, CI – confidence interval, 2D-SWE – 2D-Shear Wave Elastography, TE – transient elastography, E – elasticity, kPa – Kilo Pascal, m/s – meter/second, V – velocity.