Table 2.

The markers and stages of fibrosis in the studied group

Fibrosis by biopsy	No (0) N = 7	Mild (1, 2) N = 36	Moderate (3,4) N = 2	Severe (5, 6) N = 5	P-value
TE stiffness; mean ± SD in kPa	5.3 ± 1.6	6 ± 1.2	6 ± 0.5	7.9 ± 4.3	0.1
Hyaluronic; median (IQR) in ng/ml	14 (9–23)	19.5(11.3–22)	14 (6–22)	21 (15–27)	0.6
APRI; median (IQR)	0.1 (0.07–0.1)	0.1 (0.1–0.3)	0.4 (0.3–0.5)	0.1 (0.1–0.6)	0.2

APRI = [(AST/upper limit of normal) / platelet count (10 ⁹ /l)] × 100