TABLE 2.

Alcohol consumption and average PEth-value

	No progression (n=60)	Significant fibrosis progression (n=22)	p	Whole cohort (n=82)
Alcohol consumption (AUDIT-C) (g/wk)	25.8 (±31.9)	36.2 (±34.9)	0.15	28.6 (±32.2)
Alcohol consumption (interview) (g/wk)	27.5 (±34.5)	44.5 (±47.3)	0.14	32.1 (±38.8)
PEth-value (ng/mL)	43.6 (±74.1)	86.3 (±111.1)	0.02	55.0 (±86.9)
Binge drinking (%)	18.3 (n=11)	45.5 (n=10)	0.02	25.6 (n=21)

Abbreviations: AUDIT-C indicates Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test-Consumption; PEth, phosphatidylethanol.

Bold values indicate statistical significance at the p < 0.05 level.