Table 1 Main characteristics of HCV populations.
Population # | Study name | Patients (n) | Liver biopsy length (mm) | Blood tests | FS | Metavir F prevalence (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
1 | Metavar 4 | 205 | 23 ± 7 | x | - | 4.4 | 46.3 | 29.8 | 14.1 | 5.4 |
2 | Sniff 17 | 1056 | 21 ± 8 | x | - | 4.4 | 43.5 | 27.0 | 14.0 | 11.2 |
3 | Fibrostar | 458 | 25 ± 8 | x | x | 6.7 | 45.1 | 17.9 | 15.6 | 14.8 |
4 | Vindiag 7 | 349 | 25 ± 9 | x | x | 1.4 | 30.7 | 35.5 | 20.6 | 11.7 |