Table 2.
Comparison between mean LSM at different time points of follow-up.
| LSM (kPa) | At baseline (1) | At SVR-12 (2) | At 1 year (3) | At 3 years (4) | At 5 years (5) | F | p value | Post hoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All patients | 18.47 ± 14.6 | 16.59 ± 15.01 | 14.92 ± 14.23 | 13.57 ± 13.67 | 12.8 ± 313.29 | 17.104 | < 0.0001∗ | All were < 0.0001∗, except |
| 1 versus 2 = 0.117 | ||||||||
| 2 versus 3 = 0.205 | ||||||||
| 2 versus 4 = 0.001∗ | ||||||||
| 3 versus 4 = 0.417 | ||||||||
| 3 versus 5 = 0.58 | ||||||||
| 4 versus 5 = 0.878 | ||||||||
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| Noncirrhotics | 8.29 ± 2.31 | 5.90 ± 2.30 | 4.94 ± 1.89 | 4.27 ± 1.25 | 4.03 ± 1.0 | 305.333 | < 0.0001∗ | All were < 0.0001∗, except |
| 4 versus 5 = 0.44 | ||||||||
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| Cirrhotics | 29.66 ± 14.25 | 28.36 ± 14.05 | 25.90 ± 13.03 | 23.80 ± 10.88 | 22.60 ± 10.06 | 14.360 | < 0.0001∗ | All were < 0.0001∗, except |
| 1 versus 2 = 0.774 | ||||||||
| 1 versus 3 = 0.007∗ | ||||||||
| 2 versus 3 = 0.181 | ||||||||
| 3 versus 4 = 0.332 | ||||||||
| 3 versus 5 = 0.02∗ | ||||||||
| 4 versus 5 = 0.774 | ||||||||
kPa, kilo Pascal; LSM, liver stiffness measurement; SVR, sustained virological response. ∗Significant at the 0.05 level.