PCPs | Specialists | P | |
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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 |