Egyptian Liver Journal

Table 6 Comparison between fibroscan measurements of all 40 studied patients before and after treatment

From: Serum retinol-binding protein 4 as a predictor of fibrosis regression and response to direct-acting antiviral drugs in chronic hepatitis C virus patients

Fibro scan	Before treatment		12 weeks after treatment					Chi-square
	N	%	N		%			X²		P value
F1	12	30.00	24		60.00			13.759		0.003*
F2	13	32.50	2		5.00
F3	5	12.50	8		20.00
F4	10	25.00	6		15.00
Total	40	100.00	40		100.00
		Total							Paired test
		Before treatment				12 weeks after treatment			t	P value
Fibroscan (kPa)	Range	4	-	20.6		3	-	20.3	4.738	< 0.001*
	Mean ± SD	9.843	±	4.14		8.375	±	4.351

*significant

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