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Table 7 Aggregate patient-level responses by physicians and mean number of patients seen by physicians who either diagnosed or did not diagnose NASH

From: Awareness of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and associated practice patterns of primary care physicians and specialists

 

PCPs

Specialists

P

Does the responding physician diagnose NASH?

 Yes

n = 44

n = 143

 

  Patients diagnosed with liver biopsy

25 % (4.8)

61 % (16.3)

0.001

  Patients diagnosed without liver biopsy

75 % (14.5)

39 % (10.5)

0.352

 No

n = 48

n = 79

 

  Patients had liver biopsy

44 % (4.1)

43 % (5.8)

0.320

  Patients did not have liver biopsy

42 % (3.9)

48 % (6.5)

0.265

  Unknown biopsy status

14 % (1.3)

8 % (1.3)

0.875

What percentage of patients who did not have a liver biopsy had their diagnosis for NASH confirmed primarily using the following method(s)?

n = 32

n = 76

 

 Ultrasound

74 % (14.8)

66 % (13.1)

0.754

 CT scan

27 % (5.3)

20 % (4.0)

0.386

 MRI

3 % (0.6)

13 % (2.6)

0.101

 Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy

2 % (0.4)

2 % (0.3)

0.914

 Other

2 % (0.5)

19 % (3.8)

0.152

What is the main reason for lack of liver biopsy?

n = 32

n = 76

 

 Patient refusal

51 % (10.2)

33 % (6.5)

0.384

 Had alternate reason

5 % (1.0)

4 % (0.8)

0.797

 Not recommended a liver biopsy

44 % (8.7)

63 % (12.4)

0.394

  1. Number of responding physicians (n) indicated patient specific data (percentage of patients within practice and mean number of patients within each category)