Higher Values of Liver Stiffness in Males with Mild Chronic Hepatitis C C. Stern 1 , A.C. Cardoso 1 , R. Moucari 1 , A.D. Pumpo 1 , N. Giuily 1 , P. Bedossa 1 , P. Marcellin 1 1 Hopital Beaujon Background/aim: Liver stiffness (LS) measured by FibroScan (EchoSens) is a noninvasive method to assess liver fibrosis in patients with chronic liver diseases. We evaluated the impact of factors on LS results in mild chronic hepatitis C (CHC). Methods: CHC patients with METAVIR Fibrosis stage 1 at liver biopsy and a reliable LS exam were eligible. All patients had no prior antiviral treatment.