Table 3 Factors that may influence the implementation of reliable VCTE.

From: Diagnostic comparison of vibration-controlled transient elastography and MRI techniques in overweight and obese patients with NAFLD

 

Reliable examinations (n = 163)

Unreliable examinations (n = 25)

P-value

Age, years

59.7 ± 13.0

60.6 ± 13.7

0.75

Sex, male:female

86:77

10:15

0.24

Height, m

1.6 ± 0.10

1.60 ± 0.1

0.38

Body weight, kg

75.1 ± 15.5

71.90 ± 13.3

0.32

BMI, kg/m2

28.5 ± 4.5

28.0 ± 5.4

0.67

PCD mm

22.5 ± 4.9

22.9 ± 5.2

0.71

LSM, utilizing MRE

11.9 ± 7.7

4.4 ± 1.6

0.88

MRI-PDFF, utilizing MRI

11.7 ± 7.0

10.2 ± 4.4

0.28

Fibrosis stage

2.4 ± 1.1

2.2 ± 1.0

0.44

Steatosis grade

1.6 ± 0.8

1.5 ± 0.7

0.48

  1. Data are presented as means ± standard deviations.
  2. BMI body mass index, LSM liver stiffness measurement, MRE magnetic resonance elastography, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, MRI-PDFF magnetic resonance imaging-proton density fat fraction, PCD probe to liver capsule distance.
  3. *P < 0.05.
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