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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gastroenterology. 2022 Jul 2;163(4):1079–1089.e5. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.06.073

Table 4.

Liver-Related Outcomes and Death by Liver Stiffness on MRE

MRE Liver Stiffness
Total
N=2018
< 5 kPa
N=1486
5 – 8 kPa
N=383
≥ 8 kPa
N=149
Varices needing treatment– N (%) 74 (3.7%) 22 (1.5%) 32 (8.4%) 20 (13%)
Ascites– N (%) 187 (9.3%) 45 (3.0%) 91 (24%) 51 (34%)
Hepatic encephalopathy– N (%) 110 (5.5%) 20 (1.3%) 58 (15%) 32 (21%)
Hepatocellular carcinoma– N (%) 69 (3.4%) 21 (1.4%) 32 (8.3%) 16 (11%)
Liver transplant– N (%) 38 (1.9%) 10 (0.6%) 17 (4.4%) 11 (7.4%)
Death– N (%) 169 (8.4%) 87 (5.8%) 50 (13%) 32 (21%)