Table 1. Pathological, ultrasonic, and clinical index of livers from the 6 groups (median and interquartile range).

Groups	Pathological grade	Clinical index	SW speed (m/s)	SWD slope, (m/s)/kHz
Con	0 (0)	0 (0)	1.29 (1.20–1.34)	5.95 (5.50–6.32)
1 w	0 (0–1.00)	3.50 (3.00–4.00)*	1.28 (1.23–1.31)	6.06 (5.86–6.13)
2 w	2.00 (1.75–2.25)*†	3.50 (3.00–4.00)*	1.38 (1.29–1.39)	7.26 (7.04–7.31)*†
3 w	3.50 (3.00–4.00)*†‡	6.00 (4.78–8.00)*†‡	1.57 (1.51–1.64)*†‡	7.88 (7.84–8.49) *†‡
4 w	4.00 (2.75–4.00)*†	7.50 (6.00–8.00)*†‡	1.65 (1.55–1.67)*†‡	8.04 (7.85–8.51) *†‡
5 w	3.50 (2.00–4.00)*†	8.00 (6.75–9.25)*†‡	1.48 (1.44–1.55)*†‡	8.99 (8.67–9.19) *†‡

^†P<0.05 versus the 1 w group; ^‡P<0.05 versus the 2 w group; *P<0.05 versus the control group. SW, shear wave; SWD, shear wave dispersion; Con, control group; w, week.