borderline significantp = 0.053
Change in VCTE In the random effects model assessing change in VCTE, FGF21 demonstrated a significant standardized mean difference (SMD) of −1.71 (95% CI: −3.11 to −0.31, p = 0.017) compared to placebo, while Resmetirom showed a borderline significant effect with an SMD of −1.68 (95% CI: −3.38 to 0.02, p = 0.053) ( Figure 4 ).