Table 3 Association between NAFLD steatosis stages and mean elastic values adjusted for other pathological features

S0

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S1

0.88 (− 0.64, 2.40) kPa

0.261

0.96 (− 0.60, 2.52) kPa

0.235

0.94 (− 0.66, 2.54) kPa 0.255

0.97 (− 0.67, 2.61) kPa

0.251

S2

3.57 (2.15, 4.99) kPa

 < 0.001

3.42 (1.85, 4.99) kPa

 < 0.001

3.54 (2.04, 5.04) kPa

 < 0.001

3.40 (1.76, 5.05) kPa

 < 0.001

S3

4.51 (3.52, 5.50) kPa

 < 0.001

4.49 (3.35, 5.64) kPa

 < 0.001

4.53 (3.37, 5.69) kPa

 < 0.001

4.50 (3.22, 5.78) kPa

 < 0.001