Table 4.

Association Between the Median Liver Stiffness and the Presence or Absence of Findings on Abdominal Ultrasound

Ultrasound Parameter	Median Liver Stiffness, kPa				z Statistic	P Value
	Present		Absent
	No.	Median (IQR) Liver Stiffness, KPa	No.	Median (IQR) Liver Stiffness, KPa
Hepatomegaly	16	16.6 (14.7–18.6)	35	16.0 (12.2–21.0)
Splenomegaly	15	18.5 (15.0–23.8)	36	15.5 (11.6–17.2)	−2.22	0.03
Ascites	6	16.9 (10.6–18.5)	45	16.0 (13.3–20.0)	−0.13	0.9
Abnormal hepatic echotexture	27	16.0 (13.1–20.0)	24	16.1 (12.7–19.3)	−0.12	0.9
Nodules	8	17.4 (14.7–21.0)	43	15.8 (12.2–18.6)	−0.89	0.4

IQR indicates interquartile range.