Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Veteran Cohort Assessed with Transient Elastography by the Baltimore Hepatitis Clinic from 2014 to 2018.
| Variable | Variables (mean ± SD) | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 60.6 ± 8.7 | (22, 88) |
| BMI | 28.3 ± 5.6 | |
| Liver stiffness (kPa) | 14.0 ± 11.2 | (2.9, 75) |
| CAP (dB/m) | 260.4 ± 64.2 | (100, 495) |
| Variables (n, %) | ||
| Sex | ||
| Male | 1479 (96) | |
| Female | 62 (4) | |
| Race | ||
| Black | 983 (71) | |
| White | 384 (28) | |
| Other | 21 (1) | |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 11 (1) | |
| Non-Hispanic | 1382 (99) | |
| Hypertension | ||
| Yes | 1309 (85) | |
| No | 229 (15) | |
| Diabetes | ||
| Yes | 508 (33) | |
| No | 1030 (67) | |
| History of smoking | ||
| Yes | 1290 (85) | |
| No | 232 (15) | |
| Heavy drinking | ||
| Yes | 377 (25) | |
| No | 1147 (75) | |
| HIV infection | ||
| Yes | 76 (5) | |
| No | 1316 (95) | |
| HBV infection | ||
| Yes | 60 (4) | |
| No | 1423 (96) | |
| HCV exposure | ||
| Yes | 1318 (87) | |
| No | 191 (13) | |
| Fibrosis stage | ||
| F1 | 368 (24) | |
| F2 | 220 (14) | |
| F3 | 320 (21) | |
| F4 | 632 (41) | |
| CAP grade | ||
| Minimal | 290 (41) | |
| S1 | 97 (14) | |
| fS2 | 97 (14) | |
| S3 | 222 (31) | |
| Elastography indication | ||
| HCV evaluation | 1260 (82) | |
| HBV evaluation | 53 (3) | |
| Fatty liver assessment | 149 (10) | |
| Other | 72 (5) | |
BMI, body mass index; kPa, kilopascals; CAP, controlled attenuation parameter; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus.