Value of controlled attenuation parameter in fibrosis prediction in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Figure 4 Change in the proportion of liver stiffness measurements predicting significant liver fibrosis, Kleiner fibrosis stage F ≥ 2, after 1-year of pioglitazone or ursodeoxycholic acid treatment. A: In the lower controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) tertile; B: In the middle CAP tertile; C: In the high CAP tertile. The liver stiffness measurements (LSM) cutoff values for F ≥ 2 are derived from the analysis 184 patients with biopsy proven nonalcoholic steatohepatitis after considering different CAP scores in tertiles. The changes in LSM values are compared by paired t-test. CAP: Controlled attenuation parameter; LSM: Liver stiffness measurements.