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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2013; 19(8): 1219-1229
Published online Feb 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i8.1219
Table 9 The association between the primary end point and the grading of the nonalcoholic fatty liver disease fibrosis score, classified into 2 subgroups, after excluding those with established type 2 diabetes at baseline n (%)
Grading of the NAFLD fibrosis score (n = 254)Low prob. of advanced liver fibrosis(n = 176)Intermediate prob. or High prob. of advanced liverfibrosis (n = 78)P value
Presence of primary end point (n = 43; 17%)20/176 (11.4)23/78 (29.5)< 0.0001
All-cause death (n = 28; 11%)9/176 (5.1)19/78 (24.4)< 0.0001