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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2010; 16(41): 5173-5180
Published online Nov 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i41.5173
Published online Nov 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i41.5173
Table 1 Normal liver stiffness values of transient elastography
Asian study | European study | ||||||
Kim et al[14] | Fung et al[19] | Corpechot et al[15] | Roulot et al[13] | Sirli et al[16] | Colombo et al[17] | Colombo et al[18] | |
Type | Full article | Full article | Letter | Full article | Full article | Abstract | Abstract |
No. of subjects | 69 | 28 | 71 | 429 | 144 | 327 | 746 |
Population | Liver and kidney donors | Liver donors | Healthy volunteers | Medical check-up | Healthy volunteers | Blood donors | Blood donors |
Liver stiffness (kPa) | 4.6 (mean) | 4.6 (median) | 4.8 (median) | 5.5 (mean) | 4.8 (mean) | 4.9 (mean) | 4.4 (median) |
95th percentile (kPa) | 4.7 | - | - | 8.6 | - | 7.8 | 6.7 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.6 (mean) | - | 22.5 (median) | 25.8 (mean) | - | - | - |
Effects on TE | |||||||
Age | No | - | No | No | No | No | No |
Gender | M = F | - | M > F | M > F | M > F | M = F | M > F |
High BMI | No | - | No | Increased TE values | No | Increased TE values | No |
Metabolic syndrome | - | - | - | Increased TE values | - | - | - |
Fatty liver | - | - | - | - | - | Increased TE values | Increased TE values |
- Citation: Kim SU, Han KH, Ahn SH. Transient elastography in chronic hepatitis B: An Asian perspective. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(41): 5173-5180
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v16/i41/5173.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v16.i41.5173