Long-Term Impact of Hepatitis C Virus Eradication on Liver Stiffness in Egyptian Patients

Table 3

Mean difference in LSM at different time points of follow-up.

Time point (1)	Time point (2)	All patients		Noncirrhotics		Cirrhotics
		Mean difference (1 − 2)		Mean difference (1 − 2)		Mean difference (1 − 2)
SVR	Baseline	−1.87603	0.117	−2.40000	< 0.0001	−1.30000	0.774
1 year	Baseline	−3.54916	< 0.0001	−3.35510	< 0.0001	−3.76250	0.007
	SVR	−1.67313	0.205	−0.95510	< 0.0001	−2.46250	0.181
3 years	Baseline	−4.90244	< 0.0001	−4.02915	< 0.0001	−5.86250	< 0.0001
	SVR	−3.02641	0.001	−1.62915	< 0.0001	−4.56250	< 0.0001
	1 year	−1.35328	0.417	−0.67405	< 0.0001	−2.10000	0.332
5 years	Baseline	−5.64565	< 0.0001	−4.26589	< 0.0001	−7.16250	< 0.0001
	SVR	−3.76962	< 0.0001	−1.86589	< 0.0001	−5.86250	< 0.0001
	1 year	−2.09649	0.058	−0.91079	< 0.0001	−3.40000	0.021
	3 years	−0.74321	0.878	−0.23673	0.440	−1.30000	0.774

SVR, sustained virological response. The mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level.