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. 2019 Dec 24;9:19800. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-56358-2

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)
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.