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. 2015 Sep 25;10(9):e0137302. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137302

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
≥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