TABLE 1.
Liver pathology score.
| Feature score | Score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ballooning degeneration | 0 | None |
| 1 | Minimal | |
| 2 | Mild | |
| 3 | Moderate | |
| 4 | Severe | |
| Inflammation | 0 | None |
| 1 | 1 inflammatory per field of view | |
| 2 | 2–4 inflammatory per field of view | |
| 3 | >4 inflammatory per field of view | |
| Apoptotic cells | 0 | None |
| 1 | Few | |
| Fibrosis | 0 | None |
| 1 | Portal/sinusoidal minimal fibrosis | |
| 2 | Portal/sinusoidal mild fibrosis | |
| 3 | Bridging fibrosis | |
| 4 | Cirrhosis |
Scores ranged from 0 to 12 (total score), which represents the sum of scores from 0 to 4 for severity of swelling, inflammation, apoptotic cells and fibrosis.