Table 3.

Comparisons of stiffness values between patients and control group.

Parameters		Patients (n: 21),median (min–max)	Control group (n: 37),median (min–max)	P-value
Liver SWE	kPa	8.6 (4.4–25.5)	6.2 (5.1–8.1)	<0.001
	m/s	1.7 (1.2–2.9)	1.5 (1.3–1.6)	<0.001
Spleen SWE	kPa	18.7 (15.1–28.9)	16.8 (1.6–22.8)	0.002
	m/s	2.5 (2.1–3.0)	2.4 (2.0–2.7)	0.020
Right kidney SWE	kPa	18.4 (12.9–22.9)	14.1 (8.4–23.6)	<0.001
	m/s	2.4 (2.0–2.6)	2.0 (1.6–2.8)	<0.001
Left kidney SWE	kPa	18.2 (10.1–21.8)	14.4 (12.5–23.6)	0.020
	m/s	2.3 (1.8–2.6)	2.1 (2.0–2.8)	0.022

SWE: Shear wave elastography. Bolded values are statistically significant.