Is transient elastography a useful tool for screening liver disease?

Table 1 Liver stiffness in the normal population and factors influencing its measurement

	Corpechot C[11]	Roulot D[10]	Colombo S[12]
Number of subjects	71	429	327
Population	Healthy volunteers	Medical check-up	Blood donors
Mean stiffness (KPa)	4.8 (2.5-6.9)1	5.4 ± 1.52	4.9 ± 1.72
95th centile	-	8.6	7.8
Age	No effect	No effect	No effect
Gender	M > F	M > F	M = F
High BMI	Increased	Increased	Increased
Metabolic syndrome	-	Increased3	-
Fatty liver	-	-	Increased3

¹Range;

²Standard deviation;

³At multivariate analysis.