Prospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2019.
World J Clin Cases. Nov 6, 2019; 7(21): 3463-3473
Published online Nov 6, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i21.3463
Table 5 Factors influencing the quality of the elastic image, n (%)
FactorImage quality
P valueImage quality
P value
SuperiorGoodSuperiorGood
Gender0.8750.423
Male61 (70.9)25 (29.1)70 (81.4)16 (18.6)
Female84 (72.4)32 (27.6)89 (76.7)27 (23.3)
Age group (yr)<0.001<0.001
<224 (85.7)4 (14.3)25 (89.3)3 (10.7)
3-658 (85.3)10 (14.7)57 (83.8)11 (16.2)
7-1041 (70.7)17 (29.3)44 (75.9)14 (24.1)
>1022 (45.8)26 (54.2)27 (56.3)21 (43.8)
BMI group (kg/m2)<0.0010.075
<1521 (91.3)2 (8.7)17 (73.9)6 (26.1)
15-1660 (92.3)5 (7.7)56 (86.2)9 (13.8)
16-1734 (63.0)20 (37.0)45 (83.3)9 (16.7)
>1730 (50.0)30 (50.0)41 (68.3)19 (31.7)