Table 2. Diagnostic performances of Protein Fingerprint markers for the detection of significant (≥F2) and advanced (≥F3) fibrosis.
Fibrosis stage | Marker | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | AUC [95%CI] | P-Value |
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≥F2 (Prevalence for ≥F2: 53%) | C3M | 19.9 | 93.0 | 0.56 [0.51–0.61] | 0.031 |
C4M | 48.4 | 64.0 | 0.56 [0.51–0.61] | 0.031 | |
C6M | 51.9 | 58.9 | 0.55 [0.50–0.60] | 0.068 | |
Pro-C3 | 68.4 | 72.9 | 0.75 [0.71–0.79]* | <0.0001 | |
P4NP7S | 55.6 | 53.7 | 0.54 [0.49–0.59] | 0.210 | |
≥F3 (Prevalence for ≥F3: 20%) | C3M | 45.0 | 77.3 | 0.64 [0.59–0.68] | 0.0003 |
C4M | 42.5 | 80.4 | 0.64 [0.60–0.69] | 0.0001 | |
C6M | 66.2 | 57.3 | 0.64 [0.59–0.69] | 0.0001 | |
Pro-C3 | 83.7 | 75.4 | 0.86 [0.82–0.89]* | <0.0001 | |
P4NP7S | 68.7 | 59.8 | 0.63 [0.58–0.68] | 0.003 |
*) AUC significantly different from C3M, C4M, C6M and P4NP7S for detecting ≥F2 and ≥F3