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. 2014 Jun 25;9(6):e100182. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100182

Table 2. Diagnostic Accuracy of APRI for the Prediction of Significant Fibrosis in Various Studies.

Author,Year Cutoff Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV AUROC(95%CI)
Sebastiani, 2011 1.5 36% 98% 96% 53% 0.64(0.58–0.70)
Seto, 2011 0.5 89% 41% 42% 89% 0.71(0.63–0.80)
1.5 29% 88% 55% 72%
Bonnard, 2010 1 56% 50% 72% 33% 0.61(0.46–0.76)
Zhou, 2010 0.5 82% 38% 54% 71% 0.72
1.5 48% 86% 75% 66%
Shin, 2008 0.5 97% 34% 63% 91% 0.86(0.82–0.91)
1 87% 66% 75% 82%
1.4 78% 83% 84% 77%
1.5 75% 83% 83% 74%
2 58% 89% 86% 65%
Wu, 2010 0.5 84% 35% 47% 76% 0.71(0.59–0.83)
1.5 46% 80% 63% 68%
Wang, 2012 0.5 58% 79% 54% 82% 0.77(0.71–0.84)
Ucar, 2013 0.54 73% 59% 70% 63% 0.66
Chrysanthos, 2005 0.5 79% 35% 65% 53% NA
1.5 33% 83% 75% 45%
Liu, 2007 0.4 72% 75% 54% 87% 0.77
Guzelbulut, 2011 0.5 87% 45% 36% 91% 0.78(0.72–0.84)
1.5 38% 91% 60% 81%
Lesmana, 2011 0.24 64% 70% 78% 54% 0.69(0.60–0.79)
Gumusay, 2011 0.7 70% 87% 54% 93% 0.82
Basar, 2013 0.43 62% 68% 80% 47% 0.67(0.55–0.79)
Wang, 2012 0.5 53% 86% 86% 56% 0.78
1.5 22% 98% 95% 46%
Liu, 2011 0.3 69% 71% 56% 82% 0.76(0.73–0.8)
Sebastiani, 2007 0.5 70% 85% 91% 58% 0.72(0.58–0.86)
1.5 26% 94% 91% 38%

APRI, aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index; AUROC, area under the receiver operating characteristic; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; 95%CI, 95% confidence interval.