Table 5 UGAP values according to the visual grades of hepatic steatosis in Group 1 and Group 2 (n = 63).

From: Reproducibility of ultrasound-guided attenuation parameter (UGAP) to the noninvasive evaluation of hepatic steatosis

Visual grades of hepatic steatosis

UGAP (dB/cm/MHz)

Correlation coefficient

Reviewer 1

0 (n = 24, 38.2%)

0.55 ± 0.07

Rho = 0.845*

1 (n = 15, 23.8%)

0.64 ± 0.06

 

2 (n = 12, 19.0%)

0.74 ± 0.09

 

3 (n = 12, 19.0%)

0.85 ± 0.06

 

Reviewer 2

0 (n = 20, 31.7%)

0.55 ± 0.07

Rho = 0.850*

1 (n = 23, 36.5%)

0.63 ± 0.07

 

2 (n = 7, 11.1%)

0.77 ± 0.04

 

3 (n = 13, 20.6%)

0.85 ± 0.06

 
  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.
  2. UGAP ultrasound-guided attenuation parameter.
  3. *p < 0.05.