Table 3. Adult Noninvasive Fibrosis Scores in Children with NAFLD.
Score | Overall(N = 242) | Fibrosis stage 0–2(N = 206) | Fibrosis stage 3–4(N = 36) | p-value |
AST/ALT ratio | 0.65[0.52,0.87] | 0.66[0.54,0.88] | 0.55[0.47,0.79] | 0.059 |
APRI | 0.41[0.30,0.56] | 0.40[0.30,0.55] | 0.51[0.39,0.80] | 0.001 |
NAFLD Fibrosis Score | −4.6±1.3 | −4.7±1.4 | −4.3±1.2 | 0.14 |
FIB-4 Index | 0.27±0.15 | 0.26±0.15 | 0.32±0.14 | 0.037 |
PNFS | 14.9±12.5 | 13.2±10.1 | 24.7±18.7 | <0.001 |
Values presented as Mean ± SD or Median [P25, P75].
P-values in bold are statistically significant.