Visualizing the hepatic vascular architecture using superb microvascular imaging in patients with hepatitis C virus: A novel technique

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients

Variables	n = 100
Sex (male/female)	56/44
Mean age (yr)	65.8 ± 10.5
BMI (kg/m2)	22.8 ± 3.3
METAVIR score (F0/F1/F2/F3/F4)	21/34/11/11/23
T-Bil (mg/dL)	0.6 (0.5-0.8)
AST (U/L)	35.5 (25.8-53.1)
ALT (U/L)	32.6 (23.6-53.8)
Alb (g/dL)	3.9 (3.5-4.2)
PT (%)	92.1 (82.2-98.8)
Plt (× 104/mm3)	14.8 (11.3-18.2)
HA (ng/mL)	101 (92.1-117.5)
IV-c-7S (ng/mL)	5.7 (4.4-7.8)

The values represent the mean ± standard deviation or the median (25^th-75^th percentile). BMI: Body mass index; T-Bil: Total bilirubin; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; Alb: Albumin; PT: Prothrombin time; Plt: Platelet count; HA: Hyaluronic acid; IV-c-7S: Type IV collagen 7S.

Table 2 Correlation between the vascular trees values and clinical or laboratory parameters

Parameters	r value	P value
Sex	0.027	0.895
Age	0.213	0.073
BMI	-0.021	0.836
T-Bil.	0.079	0.435
AST	0.266	0.007
ALT	0.135	0.181
Alb	-0.498	< 0.001
PT	-0.435	< 0.001
Plt	-0.472	< 0.001
HA	0.567	< 0.001
IV-c-7S	0.428	< 0.001

VT: Vascular trees; BMI: Body mass index; T-Bil: Total bilirubin; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; Alb: Albumin; PT: Prothrombin time; Plt: Platelet count; HA: Hyaluronic acid; IV-c-7S: Type IV collagen 7S.