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. 2021 Apr 7;2021:6635963. doi: 10.1155/2021/6635963

Table 2.

Diagnostic accuracy of 2D-SWE to discriminate all size varices and high-risk varices in patients with hepatitis B-related cirrhosis.

Patients with hepatitis B-related cirrhosis (n = 160)
Diagnostic indexes All size varices High-risk varices
AUC (95% CI) 0.834 (0.767-0.888) 0.881 (0.820-0.927)
Cut-off values 11.4 kPa 14.50 kPa
Sensitivity 0.77 (0.61-0.88) 0.77 (0.56-0.91)
Specificity 0.80 (0.72-0.87) 0.91 (0.85-0.95)
PPV 0.59 (0.45-0.72) 0.63 (0.44-0.79)
NPV 0.90 (0.83-0.95) 0.95 (0.90-0.98)
Positive LR 3.9 (2.6-5.8) 8.6 (4.8-15.3)
Negative LR 0.3 (0.2-0.5) 0.3 (0.1-0.5)

Note: data in parentheses are 95% confidence intervals. A cut-off was set to maximize the sum of sensitivity and specificity. Abbreviations: PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value; LR: likelihood ratio; CI: confidence interval.