Coded responses | Unfamiliar PCPs n = 73 | Familiar PCPs n = 79 | P |
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Generalized differences (NET) | 22 (30) | 35 (44) | 0.071 |
NASH is more severe than NAFLD | 11 (15) | 22 (28) | 0.076 |
General differences in fat deposition | 2 (3) | 8 (10) | 0.051 |
NASH characterized by a rise in liver enzymes | 10 (14) | 8 (10) | 0.496 |
Thought they were the same | 13 (18) | 0 (0) | <0.001 |
NASH is associated with excess alcohol intake | 3 (4) | 5 (6) | 0.239 |
NAFLD involves no inflammation of the liver | 11 (15) | 34 (43) | <0.001 |
Rise in liver function tests is associated with NASH and not NAFLD | 6 (8) | 9 (11) | 0.512 |
Rise in liver function tests is associated with both NASH and NAFLD | 2 (3) | 5 (6) | 0.183 |
Increase of fat in the liver associated with both | 5 (7) | 27 (34) | <0.001 |
Histologic features (NET) | 3 (4) | 21 (27) | <0.001 |
NASH is diagnosed via a liver biopsy | 0 (0) | 5 (6) | 0.036 |
Presence of ballooning indicates NASH | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | N/A |
Differences in levels of fibrosis/scarring/cirrhosis indicates NASH | 3 (4) | 16 (20) | 0.002 |
NASH involves damage to the liver | 4 (6) | 17 (22) | 0.003 |
Not sure of the differences | 45 (62) | 5 (6) | <0.001 |