Long-Term Impact of Hepatitis C Virus Eradication on Liver Stiffness in Egyptian Patients

Table 2

Comparison between mean LSM at different time points of follow-up.

LSM (kPa)	At baseline (1)	At SVR-12 (2)	At 1 year (3)	At 3 years (4)	At 5 years (5)	F	value	Post hoc
All patients	18.47 ± 14.6	16.59 ± 15.01	14.92 ± 14.23	13.57 ± 13.67	12.8 ± 313.29	17.104	< 0.0001	All were < 0.0001, except
								1 versus 2 = 0.117
								2 versus 3 = 0.205
								2 versus 4 = 0.001
								3 versus 4 = 0.417
								3 versus 5 = 0.58
								4 versus 5 = 0.878
Noncirrhotics	8.29 ± 2.31	5.90 ± 2.30	4.94 ± 1.89	4.27 ± 1.25	4.03 ± 1.0	305.333	< 0.0001	All were < 0.0001, except
								4 versus 5 = 0.44
Cirrhotics	29.66 ± 14.25	28.36 ± 14.05	25.90 ± 13.03	23.80 ± 10.88	22.60 ± 10.06	14.360	< 0.0001	All were < 0.0001, except
								1 versus 2 = 0.774
								1 versus 3 = 0.007
								2 versus 3 = 0.181
								3 versus 4 = 0.332
								3 versus 5 = 0.02
								4 versus 5 = 0.774

kPa, kilo Pascal; LSM, liver stiffness measurement; SVR, sustained virological response. Significant at the 0.05 level.