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Table 2 Age and different ADC measurement of different fibrosis stages among cases

From: Diffusion-weighted MRI in staging of post hepatitis C fibrosis: does ADC value challenge liver biopsy?

Variable

F1 (n = 21) mean ± SD

F2 (n = 40) mean ± SD

F3 (n = 36) mean ± SD

F4 (n = 23) mean ± SD

P value

Post hoc

Age (year)

54.52 ± 12.78

57.07 ± 8.44

56.63 ± 10.19

62.21 ± 7.93

0.059

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Liver ADC

1280.33 ± 140.95

1139.55 ± 133.05

1158.23 ± 159.35

999.56 ± 81.09

< 0.001

P1 < 0.001

P2 0.001

P3 < 0.001

P4 0.549

P5 < 0.001

P6 < 0.001

Liver/spleen ADC

(normalized liver ADC)

1.74 ± 0.26

1.46 ± 0.13

1.41 ± 0.17

1.12 ± 0.12

< 0.001

P1 0.001

P2 < 0.001

P3 < 0.001

P4 0.684

P5 < 0.001

P6 < 0.001

  1. P1 F1 vs F2, P2 F1 vs F3, P3 F1 vs F4, P4 F2 vs F3, P5 F2 vs F4, P6 F3 vs F4