Hazard ratios (HRs) for the group with enhanced liver fibrosis (ELF) in predicting risk of liver-related outcomes in patients with chronic liver disease (Cox proportional hazards)
| ELF (ELF score) | Crude HRs for ELF (95% CI) | HRs for ELF adjusted for age sex (95% CI) | HRs for ELF adjusted for age sex alcohol smoking aetiology, treatment responder, centre (95% CI) | |
| Liver-related outcomes | ||||
| ELF as continuous score | 2.0 (1.8 to 2.2) | 2.1 (1.8 to 2.3) | 2.2 (1.7 to 2.9) | |
| ELF as categorical score | Low (4.14–8.33) n=184 | 1.00 (ref group) | 1.00 (ref group) | 1.00 (ref group) |
| Intermediate I (8.34–10.425) n=203 | 6.1 (1.8 to 20.6) | 5.1 (1.5 to 17.2) | 4.9 (1.4 to 16.9) | |
| Intermediate II (10.426–12.51) n=53 | 36.4 (10.9 o 120.9) | 30.3 (8.9 to 103.0) | 19.8 (5.5 to 71.0) | |
| High (12.52–16.67) n=17 | 115.9 (33.2 to 405.1) | 116.0 (32.2 to 418.0) | 75.7 (17.6 to 325.4) | |