Table 4.
Validity of age-platelet count ratio, aspartate aminotransferase-platelet ratio, age-aspartate aminotransferase model, fibrosis index, FIB-4 and fibrosis-cirrhosis index for prediction of minimal fibrosis (F0-F1) and comparison with globulin/platelet model
Fibrosis test | Cutoff value | Specificity % | Sensitivity % | PPV % | NPV % | AUC (95% CI) | Standard error | P value(vs GP model) |
FI | 1.58 | 41.1 | 89.7 | 61.2 | 79.4 | 0.695 (0.600-0.791) | 0.049 | > 0.05 |
APRI | 0.85 | 87.5 | 41.4 | 77.4 | 59.0 | 0.635 (0.533-0.738) | 0.052 | < 0.05 |
FIB-4 | 1.7 | 85.7 | 51.7 | 78.9 | 63.1 | 0.720 (0.627-0.813) | 0.047 | > 0.05 |
FCI | 0.17 | 80.4 | 55.2 | 74.5 | 63.4 | 0.692 (0.594-0.790) | 0.050 | > 0.05 |
Age-AST model | - | 19.6 | 94.8 | 55.0 | 78.4 | 0.524 (0.417-0.632) | 0.055 | < 0.001 |
AP index | 0.17 | 46.4 | 89.7 | 63.4 | 81.3 | 0.726 (0.634-0.818) | 0.047 | > 0.0 |
GP model | 1.68 | 69.6 | 72.4 | 71.2 | 70.8 | 0.762 (0.676-0.848) | 0.044 |
AP index: Age-platelet count ratio; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; APRI: AST-platelet ratio; FI: Fibrosis index; GP: Globulin/platelet; FCI: Fibrosis-cirrhosis index; PPV: Positive predictive values; NPV: Negative predictive values; AUC: Area under the curve; CI: Confidence interval.