Table 1 Patient demographics and biopsy characteristics of HCV patients with fibrosis (F0–4) and necroinflammation (A1–3) based on METAVIR scoring system
Patient characteristics | |
|---|---|
Age, years | 46 (18–60) |
Male gender | 67 % |
HCV genotype 1 | 80 % |
ALT, U/L | 147 (25–478) |
BMI, kg/m2 | 26.7 (17.6–53.7) |
Fibrosis (F0–4), % | |
F0 | 9 |
F1 | 20 |
F2 | 38 |
F3 | 13 |
F4 | 20 |
Necroinflammation (A1–3), % | |
A1 | 20 |
A2 | 38 |
A3 | 4 |
Biopsy quality | |
Length, cm | 2.0 (0.9–3.9) |
Number of portal triads | 14 (3–29) |