Case Control Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2015; 21(4): 1158-1166
Published online Jan 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i4.1158
Figure 1
Figure 1 Recruitment algorithm. A total of 190 consecutive subjects who received full medical health check-ups were recruited. Five patients were excluded due to inappropriate liver stiffness measurements. Of 185 subjects with valid liver stiffness values, 26 were excluded based on exclusion criteria. A total of 159 subjects were selected for final statistical analysis.