Table 2 Participant characteristics in the two groups

No. of examinations

51

25

Not applicable

Sex, M:F

28:23

16:9

0.612^a

Age (years)

70.8 ± 11.3 (33–88)

69.1 ± 11.8 (48–88)

0.551^b

BMI (kg/m²)

22.4 ± 4.16 (14.2–33.3)

22.3 ± 3.82 (14.2–31.6)

0.659^b

Background liver

0.643^c

  Chronic hepatitis B

8

5

0.888^a

  Chronic hepatitis C

22

10

0.990^a

  Alcohol

5

2

1^c

  Healthy liver

7

1

0.259^c

  Others^†

9

7

0.459^a

Platelet (× 10⁴/μL)

13.7 ± 6.66 (4.3–30.7)

15.9 ± 7.82 (5.7–31.7)

0.212^b

Total bilirubin (mg/dL)

1.03 ± 0.59 (0.4–2.87)

0.99 ± 0.54 (0.43–2.94)

0.755^b

Albumin (g/dL)

3.91 ± 0.64 (2.3–5.2)

3.89 ± 0.49 (2.5–4.5)

0.871^b

ALBI score

− 2.54 ± 0.63 (− 3.74 to − 1.11)

− 2.53 ± 0.48 (− 3.17 to − 1.2)

0.928^b

ALBI grade, 1:2:3

31:16:4

14:10:1