Clinical and laboratory features of the subjects included in the study^*.

*HF, hepatic fibrosis; SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; WBC, white blood cell; HBV, hepatitis B virus; AFP, alpha-fetal protein; T-Bil, total bilirubin; ALB, albumin; ALT, alanine transaminase. †Length of left liver lobe, a longitudinal section at left parasternal line. Length of right liver lobe, anterior axillary view and maximum oblique diameter between front and back sections with inspiration. ‡Thickness of spleen from hilum to opposite section. Length of spleen in left oblique view with maximum length in a section through the splenic hilus.