Defining Normal Liver Stiffness Range in a Normal Healthy Chinese Population without Liver Disease

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 8; no. 12; p. e85067
• Main Authors: Fung, James, Lee, Cheuk-kwong, Chan, Monica, Seto, Wai-kay, Wong, Danny Ka-ho, Lai, Ching-lung, Yuen, Man-fung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 26.12.2013; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Abdomen; Adolescent; Adult; Adults; Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Biochemistry; Blood; Blood & organ donations; Blood pressure; Blood transfusions; Body mass; Body mass index; Body size; Censuses; Cholesterol; Dextrose; Elasticity Imaging Techniques; Family medical history; Fasting; Female; Females; Fibrosis; Glucose; Hepatitis; Hepatology; HIV; Hong Kong; Hospitals; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Hypertension; Laboratories; Laboratory testing; Liver; Liver - physiology; Liver diseases; Male; Males; Medical examination; Medicine; Middle Aged; Parenchyma; Population; Questionnaires; Statistical analysis; Stiffness; Surveys; Transfusion; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasound; Hong Kong; Hong Kong China; China

For patients with chronic liver disease, different optimal liver stiffness cut-off values correspond to different stages of fibrosis, which are specific for the underlying liver disease and population. To establish the normal ranges of liver stiffness in the healthy Chinese population without underl...