Table 2:

Serum biomarkers, abdominal ultrasound and ARFI results based on years from Fontan.

		Serum biomarkers					Abdominal ultrasound			ARFI
Years from Fontan		ALT (U/L) Median (range)	AST (U/L) Median (range)	Pit (K/cu mm) Median (range)	APRI		Heterogeneous echotexture Number (%)	Irregular liver margins Number (%)		Mean SWS m/s (Std dev)
1–5		33 (20–62)	45 (29–97)	253 (177–342)	0.356		1 (6.3%)	1 (6.3%)		2.058 (0.236)
5–10		32.5 (20–46)	39.5 (26–54)	233.5 (165–366)	0.338		2 (22.2%)	0 (0%)		2.083 (0.341)
> 10		32 (17–54)	28 (18–51)	157.5 (78–222)	0.356		7 (50%)	4 (28.6%)		2.196 (0.706)
p value		p = 0.934	p = 0.001	p <0.000			p = 0.022	p = 0.059		p = 0.996

ALT: Alanine transaminase; APRI: AST/platelet index; ARFI: acoustic radiation force impulse; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; Plt: platelet; SWS: shear wave speed