Shear-wave elastography to predict hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatitis C virus eradication: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Table 4 Baseline patient characteristics in the included publications

Ref.	Age in yr	Sex as male/female	Fib4 score	HCC, n	Time to HCC in mo
Hamada et al[31], 2018	62 (29-89)	89/107	2.56 (0.39-12.13)	8	28 (6-46)
Gyotoku et al[32], 2022	66 (21-84)	93/136	3.49 (0.30-19.10)	8	21.3
Kumada et al[35], 2022	72 (65-79)	227/298	2.73 (1.90-4.23)	21	Not reported
Masaoka et al[33], 2023	66 (21-86)	118/161	3.41 (0.23-22.00)	12	33.8 (6-85)
Nicoletti et al[34], 2023	67 ± 11	136/93	5.77 ± 5.40	30	24 ± 14.5

Continuous variables are described as mean ± standard deviation or median and interquartile range, when reported. Fib4 score: Fibrosis-4; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma.