Table 4.

Diagnostic power of the ratio of PC (34:2) to PC (30:0) in all studied populations

Population		BHT	HCC	Sen	Spec	Prec	Recall	F-M	AUC
All	n	32	32	87.50%	93.75%	93.33%	87.50%	90.32%	94.43%
	Mean	1.66	0.65
	SD	0.57	0.41
	p value	0.000000000023
	95% CI	0.76–1.26
Female	n	11	11	81.82%	81.82%	81.82%	81.82%	81.82%	93.39%
	Mean	1.85	0.65
	SD	0.69	0.39
	p value	0.000067
	95% CI	0.70–1.69
Male	n	21	21	90.48%	95.24%	95.00%	90.48%	92.68%	95.24%
	Mean	1.56	0.65
	SD	0.48	0.43
	p value	0.00000011
	95% CI	0.62–1.19

BHT benign hepatic tissue, HCC hepatocellular carcinoma, Sen sensitivity, Spec specificity, Prec precision; F-M F measurement, AUC area under curve