Non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis using two-dimensional shear wave elastography in patients with autoimmune liver diseases

Table 1 Demographic data, blood tests and histological results in patients with autoimmune liver diseases n (%)

Characteristic	n = 114
Age, yr (SD; range)	45.6 (12.5; 18-74)
Gender, male, n (%)	21 (18.4)
BMI, kg/m2 (SD; range)	21.6 (3.0; 15.4-36.4)
AST, IU/L (IQR; range)	84.0 (51.3-148.0;16.0-473.0)
ALT, IU/L (IQR; range)	78.5 (49.5-142.0; 9.0-920.0)
Alkaline phosphatase, IU/L (IQR; range)	208 (110.0-353.0; 47.0-873.0)
Gamma-glutamyl transferase, IU/L (IQR; range)	252.0 (111.0-523.8; 16.0-1535.0)
Total bilirubin, umol/L (IQR; range)	20.3 (13.6-43.6; 3.6-375.8)
Serum albumin, g/L (SD; range)	37.6 (5.0; 25.9-47.0)
Platelets count, 109/L ((SD; range)	188.2 (69.5; 28.0-414.0)
Prothrombin activity, % (SD; range)	106.6 (22.6; 50.0-158.0)
METAVIR fibrosis stage1
F0	4 (0.04)
F1	28 (24.6)
F2	35 (30.7)
F3	24 (21.1)
F4	23 (20.2)
METAVIR activity grade2
A0	2 (0.02)
A1	17 (14.9)
A2	48 (42.1)
A3	47(41.2)

¹F0, no fibrosis; F1, portal fibrosis without septa; F2, portal fibrosis and few septa; F3, numerous septa without cirrhosis; F4, cirrhosis;

²A0, none; A1, mild; A2, moderate; A3, severe. IQR: Inter quartile range; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; BMI: Body mass index.