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. 2018 Jun 28;13(6):e0199760. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199760

Table 7. Diagnostic accuracies of APRI and FIB-4 for predicting liver fibrosis (Minimal-mild necroinflammation score 1–8, N = 1171).

Index AUROCcutoff Bootstrap AUROCcutoff cutoff sensitivitycutoff specificitycutoff PPVcutoff NPVcutoff Sensitivity + Specificity-1
To predict fibrosis ≥2
 APRI 0.63 (0.61–0.66) 0.63 (0.61–0.66) 1.0 43.6% 83.1% 66.9% 65.3% 27.9%
 FIB-4 0.65(0.63–0.67) 0.65 (0.63–0.67) 1.4 91.3% 39.0% 53.9% 85.1% 34.0%
To predict fibrosis ≥3
 APRI 0.67 (0.64–0.70) 0.67 (0.64–0.70) 1.4 69.7% 64.3% 51.5% 79.6% 34.0%
 FIB-4 0.71(0.69–0.74) 0.71 (0.69–0.74) 2.8 63.7% 79.2% 62.5% 80.0% 42.9%
To predict fibrosis = 4
 APRI 0.69 (0.66–0.72) 0.69 (0.66–0.72) 1.4 78.2% 60.5% 34.7% 91.2% 38.7%
 FIB-4 0.73(0.70–0.76) 0.73 (0.70–0.76) 2.8 72.6% 73.9% 2.8% 90.9% 48.0%

APRI, aspartate aminotransferase (AST)- to-platelet ratio index; FIB-4, fibrosis index based on the four factors; AUROC, area under receiver operating characteristic