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. 2010 Jan 28;16(4):501–507. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.501

Table 3.

Sensitivity, specificity, predictive values and likelihood ratios of scores according to different cutoffs for the diagnosis of significant fibrosis

Score Cutoff % Significant fibrosis (F2-4)
Sen Spe PPV NPV +LR -LR
APRI < 0.50 27 0.84 0.35 0.47 0.76 1.29 0.46
> 1.50 32 0.47 0.80 0.62 0.69 2.35 0.66
FIB-4 < 1.45 65 0.63 0.85 0.74 0.76 4.20 0.44
> 3.25 13 0.25 0.96 0.80 0.65 6.25 0.78
Forn’s index < 4.20 46 0.75 0.63 0.59 0.78 2.03 0.40
> 6.90 18 0.34 0.96 0.85 0.68 8.50 0.69
Hepascore < 0.50 23 0.88 0.50 0.55 0.85 1.74 0.26
> 0.84 27 0.50 0.91 0.80 0.72 5.56 0.55
SLFG < 3.00 23 0.91 0.33 0.48 0.83 1.36 0.27
> 8.70 22 0.47 0.96 0.88 0.72 11.75 0.55

Sen: Sensitivity; Spe: Specificity; PPV: Positive predictive value; NPV: Negative predictive value; +LR: Positive likelihood ratio; -LR: Negative likelihood ratio.