Table 3.
Biomarker panel | Components | Formula | Validated in adult NAFLD | Ref. |
APRI index | AST, platelet count | Ratio | √ | Kruger et al[96] |
BAAT score | Age, BMI, ALT, triglycerides | Weighted sum | √ | Ratziu et al[97] |
BARD score | BMI, AST, ALT, DM II | Weighted sum | √ | Harrison et al[98] |
Cirrhosis discrimination score | AST, ALT, platelet count, INR | Weighted sum | × | Udell et al[99] |
FIB-4 index | Age, AST, ALT, platelet count | Algorithm | √ | Shah et al[100] |
Fibrosis probability index | Age, AST, previous alcohol use, HOMA-IR, cholesterol | Algorithm | × | Sud et al[101] |
Forns index | Age, platelet count, GGT, cholesterol | Algorithm | √ | Forns et al[102] |
Gholam's score | ALT, HbA1C | Weighted score | √ | Gholam et al[53] |
Hui model | BMI, bilirubin, albumin, platelet count | Algorithm | × | Hui et al[103] |
King score | Age, AST, platelet count, INR | Algorithm | × | Cross et al[104] |
Lok index | AST, ALT, platelet count, INR | Algorithm | × | Lok et al[105] |
NAFLD fibrosis score | Age, BMI, platelet count, albumin, AAR, IFG/DM II | Algorithm | √ | Angulo et al[106] |
NAFLD: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; APRI: Aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; BMI: Body mass index; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; DM II: Diabetes mellitus type II; HOMA-IR: Homeostatic Measurement Assessment of Insulin Resistance; IFG: Impaired fasting glucose; GGT: Gamma glutamyl-transferase; INR: International normalized ratio; AAR: AST/ALT ratio.