A matched cross-sectional study of the association between circulating tissue factor activity, immune activation and advanced liver fibrosis in hepatitis C infection

Table 2 Tissue factor detection by strata and fibrosis stage

	TF Undetectable	TF Detectable	Total	p-value
Strata				0.02
A and D	28 (93%)	2 (7%)	30
B	9 (60%)	6 (40%)	15
C	12 (86%)	2 (14%)	14
Fibrosis stage				0.03
0 - 2	40 (89%)	5 (11%)	45
3 - 4	7 (58%)	5 (42%)	12
Mean ± SD TE-derived liver stiffness (kPa)	6.4 ± 3.0	12.4 ± 8.5		0.01

Strata A: HIV-monoinfection, Strata B: HCV-monoinfection, Strata C: HIV/HCV-coinfection with CHC, and Strata D: HIV/HCV-seropositive with cleared HCV.
Abbreviations:CHC chronic hepatitis C, TE transient elastography, TF tissue factor.