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Table 3 Relation between SWE (in kPa) and endoscopic findings

From: Shear wave elastography in assessment of liver stiffness and prediction of gastro-esophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis

 

EGD finding

Mean

SD

ANOVA

P value

SWE

EV

Form

1/2/3

38.2/42.5/47.3

3.7/19.2/12.8

4.122

0.034

Location

Lm/Ls/Li

43.2/48.8/46.3

12.5/11.7/10.2

6.708

0.021

Color

Cb/Cw

38.1/47.3

12.2/11.4/10.8

6.884

0.027

RC

+/++

43.4/46.5

11.9/13.1/15.6

1.678

0.052

SWE

GV

      

Lg

C/F/C-F

41.5/44.5/45

2.1/2.3/1.8

3.120

0.043

Form

1/2/3

33.1/46.1/49.5

12.4/9.8/29.2

3.332

0.029

Color

Cb/Cw

46.5/48.3

4.3/5.6

4.102

0.023

RC

−/+

31.4/48.3

11.8/5.1

7.328

0.006

  1. EGD upper GIT endoscopy, SD standard deviation, SWE real-time shear wave elastography, EV esophageal varices, GV gastric varices, RC red color sign, Cb bluish in color, Cw whitish in color