Brief Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2011; 17(41): 4607-4613
Published online Nov 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i41.4607
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all patients (n = 98)
CharacteristicValue
Age (yr)36.0 ± 10.6
Male52 (53)
Activity grade
Absent (A0)32 (33)
Mild (A1)40 (41)
Moderate (A2)20 (20)
Severe (A3)6 (6)
Fibrosis stage
No fibrosis (F0)21 (20)
Portal fibrosis without septa (F1)35 (36)
Portal fibrosis with rare septa (F2)29 (30)
Numerous septa without cirrhosis (F3)10 (10)
Cirrhosis (F4)3 (3)