Hi I’ve just had a repeat ELF blood test ..3yrs since I had my first one
3yrs ago it was 10.00 this time it’s 9.8 so a slight improvement I think
question is when Siemens say 9.8 is a high reading and NHS say refer to hepatology when 10.5 or higher is this something I need to be concerned about? What does it mean? No one has really explained it to me.
Hi Woody,
9.8 is a good result from my perspective as I was 10.8, when I was 10.8 my fibroscan was also 10.8. My last fibroscan was 8.8 so I would be hopeful that my ELF score has come down as well.
10.5 is the cut off in the UK, in the rest of the world it is lower, personally I would just work on diet and exercise. I am down 15kg and currently in Spain swimming 2.5km a day and monitoring my body composition.
My diet is also aimed at reducing visceral fat and building muscle, it is amazing the resilience of the liver so do not give up.
I was told I had cirrhosis but now I do not, that is good
iro
"NHS say refer to hepatology when 10.5 or higher is this something I need to be concerned about" I think is based on the the prevalent of the disease (NALDF I suppose) amongst British population and the sensitivity and specificity of ELF test. In other words 10.5 or higher is very likely to be F3/F4 fibrosis.
