Table 11.

Comparison of the diagnostic accuracy (AUCs) of single variables in the diagnosis of advanced liver dysfunction (MELD ≥ 20) and ALD complications. (univariable analysis)*.

Complication of ALD	Variable	P value	AUC (95% CI)	SE
MELD ≥ 20	Acrp30	0.002	0.652 (0.569–0.728)	0.060
	CRP	0.004	0.609 (0.527–0.686)	0.058
	RBC	0.003	0.675 (0.596–0.747)	0.055
	WBC	0.0003	0.656 (0.577–0.730)	0.061
	Ascites	0.003	0.652 (0.572–0.725)	0.050
	HE	<0.0001	0.666 (0.587–0.739)	0.058
Ascites	Acrp30	0.015	0.621 (0.537–0.700)	0.046
	Albumin	<0.0001	0.819 (0.748–0.877)	0.036
	ALT	0.0001	0.710 (0.633–0.779)	0.041
	AST	0.003	0.606 (0.526–0.683)	0.047
	INR	<0.0001	0.808 (0.739–0.866)	0.036
	RBC	0.002	0.663 (0.584–0.736)	0.044
	WBC	0.008	0.597 (0.517–0.674)	0.045
HE	Acrp30	0.002	0.704 (0.623–0.776)	0.071
	AP	0.006	0.652 (0.567–0.730)	0.071
	albumin	0.005	0.686 (0.605–0.759)	0.055
	T-bilirubin	0.0001	0.770 (0.697–0.833)	0.048
	INR	0.0001	0.737 (0.661–0.804)	0.059
	PLT	0.035	0.633 (0.553–0.708)	0.057
	Ascites	0.012	0.646 (0.567–0.720)	0.056
Renal dysfunction	Resistin	0.001	0.721 (0.641–0.792)	0.060
	Albumin	0.034	0.654 (0.572–0.729)	0.059
	AST	0.042	0.601 (0.521–0.678)	0.062
	AP	0.030	0.677 (0.593–0.753)	0.068
	Na	0.012	0.588 (0.508–0.666)	0.080
	CRP	0.001	0.714 (0.636–0.784)	0.060
	WBC	0.011	0.689 (0.611–0.760)	0.053
	RBC	0.031	0.688 (0.610–0.759)	0.059

*AUC: area under the ROC curve; SE: standard error; CI: confidence interval.