Table 5.
Visual grades of hepatic steatosis | UGAP (dB/cm/MHz) | Correlation coefficient |
---|---|---|
Reviewer 1 | ||
0 (n = 24, 38.2%) | 0.55 ± 0.07 | Rho = 0.845* |
1 (n = 15, 23.8%) | 0.64 ± 0.06 | |
2 (n = 12, 19.0%) | 0.74 ± 0.09 | |
3 (n = 12, 19.0%) | 0.85 ± 0.06 | |
Reviewer 2 | ||
0 (n = 20, 31.7%) | 0.55 ± 0.07 | Rho = 0.850* |
1 (n = 23, 36.5%) | 0.63 ± 0.07 | |
2 (n = 7, 11.1%) | 0.77 ± 0.04 | |
3 (n = 13, 20.6%) | 0.85 ± 0.06 |
Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.
UGAP ultrasound-guided attenuation parameter.
*p < 0.05.