Table 3.
Comparison between groups in accordance with fibrosis staging
|
|
Fibrosis (TE < F3; n = 16)
|
Advanced fibrosis (TE ≥ F3; n = 27)
|
t
-test
|
P
value
|
| Phase angle° | 7.3° ± 1.0 | 7.0° ± 0.7 | t (41) = 0.936 | 0.355 |
| Lean mass (%) | 73.9% ± 9.7 | 76.5 ± 8.9 | t (41) = -0.89 | 0.378 |
| Fatty mass (%) | 26.1% ± 9.7 | 23.5% ± 8.9 | t (41) = 0.886 | 0.381 |
Values are represented as mean ± SD. TE: Transient elastography.