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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2025; 31(41): 111256
Published online Nov 7, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i41.111256
Published online Nov 7, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i41.111256
Table 3 Ludwig stage stratified by risk class prediction of fibrosis using dual cut-offs of liver stiffness measurement in the derivation and validation cohorts, n (%)
| Ludwig stage | Early stage (LSM ≤ 10) | Grey area (10 < LSM ≤ 14.5) | Advanced stage (LSM > 14.5) | Total | |
| Derivation cohort | Ludwig I | 55 (57.3) | 4 (12.9) | 1 (1.6) | 60 (31.6) |
| Ludwig II | 34 (35.4) | 14 (45.2) | 4 (6.3) | 52 (27.4) | |
| Ludwig III | 2 (2.1) | 4 (12.9) | 13 (20.6) | 19 (10.0) | |
| Ludwig IV | 5 (5.2) | 9 (29.0) | 45 (71.4) | 59 (31.1) | |
| Total | 96 | 31 | 63 | 190 | |
| Validation cohort | Ludwig I | 29 (69.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 29 (33.3) |
| Ludwig II | 8 (19.0) | 4 (44.4) | 2 (5.6) | 14 (16.1) | |
| Ludwig III | 4 (9.5) | 3 (33.3) | 10 (27.8) | 17 (19.5) | |
| Ludwig IV | 1 (2.4) | 2 (22.2) | 24 (66.7) | 27 (31.0) | |
| Total | 42 | 9 | 36 | 87 |
- Citation: Chen JL, Hou YX, Liu Y, Jiang YY, Wang XB. Real-world performance of transient elastography in assessing advanced fibrosis in Chinese patients with primary biliary cholangitis. World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(41): 111256
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v31/i41/111256.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v31.i41.111256