Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and micro-RNA in the diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C virus

Table 2 The median apparent diffusion coefficient and micro-RNAs values of patients versus controls

Parameter	Fibrosis, n = 208	Control, n = 82	P value
ADC	1.43 ± 0.22	1.92 ± 0.08	0.001
miR-200b	4.61 ± 1.21	1.20 ± 0.81	0.001
miR-21	2.70 ± 1.30	1.29 ± 0.40	0.001
miR-29b	0.58 ± 0.26	0.98 ± 0.16	0.001

Data expressed as mean and standard deviation. Student’s t-test was used. miR: Micro-RNAs; ADC: Apparent diffusion coefficient.