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. 2011 Jul;7(7):445–454.

Table 3.

Number of Events Observed and Prognostic Values of Biomarkers

Number of events Prognostic value (AUROC)
Disease* Reference Biomarker Number of patients Follow-up (years) Death: liver-related Death: not liver-related Complications All Liver-related Complications
HCV Ngo Y, Munteanu M, Messous D, et al14 FibroTest 537 5 9 11 20 0.76 0.96 0.96
APRI 260 0.67 0.76 0.82
Biopsy 537 0.66 0.87 0.85
Nunes D, Fleming C, Offner G, et al17 APRI 303 5 31 44 NA NA 0.85 NA
FIB-4 303 NA 0.85 NA
Vergniol J, Foucher J, Terrebonne E, et al16 FibroTest 663 5 55 38 NA 0.80 0.81 NA
FibroScan 663 0.82 0.87 NA
APRI 663 0.66 0.69 NA
FIB-4 663 0.75 0.76 NA
Biopsy 663 0.76 0.84 NA
HBV Ngo Y, Benhamou Y, Thibault V, et al15 FibroTest 978 4 27 9 14 0.94 0.95 0.89
APRI 978 0.57 0.58 0.55
Biopsy 98 0.97 0.96 0.97
ALD Naveau S, Gaude G, Asnacios A, et al7 FibroTest 218 10 42 43 NA 0.69 0.79 NA
HepaScore 218 0.69 0.80 NA
FibroMeter 218 0.69 0.77 NA
APRI 218 0.56 0.59 NA
FIB-4 218 0.64 0.65 NA
Biopsy 218 0.69 0.77 NA
Mixed liver disease Parkes J, Roderick P, Harris S, et al18 ELF 457 7 39 26 22 NA NA 0.87
Biopsy 457 NA NA 0.82
*

Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, and alcoholic liver disease (ALD).

APRI

aspartate transaminase-platelet ratio index

AUROC

area under the receiver operating characteristic curve