Table 5. Comparisons of The Diagnostic Accuracy of 2D SWE Value, Age, Total Bilirubin, AST, GGT, APRi and Other Non-Invasive Fibrosis Markers in Predicting Histological Fibrosis Stages.
| AUROCs for ≥ F2 | P | AUROCs for ≥ F3 | P | AUROCs for F4 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 216 | n = 216 | n = 216 | ||||
| 2D SWE (kPa) | 0.868 (0.815, 0.910) | 0.941 (0.901, 0.968) | 0.884 (0.799, 0.917) | |||
| GGT (U/L) | 0.645 (0.577, 0.709) | < 0.001 | 0.701 (0.636, 0.762) | < 0.001 | 0.603 (0.534, 0.669) | < 0.001 |
| Age (days) | 0.658 (0.590, 0.721) | < 0.001 | 0.659 (0.592, 0.723) | < 0.001 | 0.738 (0.673, 0.795) | 0.005 |
| AST (U/L) | 0.637 (0.569, 0.702) | < 0.001 | 0.546 (0.476, 0.614) | < 0.001 | 0.602 (0.533, 0.668) | < 0.001 |
| Total bilirubin (g/L) | 0.629 (0.561, 0.694) | < 0.001 | 0.633 (0.565, 0.698) | < 0.001 | 0.507 (0.438, 0.575) | < 0.001 |
| APRi | 0.624 (0.555, 0.689) | < 0.001 | 0.540 (0.460, 0.598) | < 0.001 | 0.569 (0.500, 0.636) | < 0.001 |
| n = 163 | n = 163 | n = 163 | ||||
| 2D SWE (kPa) | 0.840 (0.774, 0.893) | 0.937 (0.888, 0.969) | 0.881 (0.822, 0.927) | |||
| Fibronectin (mg/L) | 0.576 (0.496, 0.653) | < 0.001 | 0.670 (0.592, 0.741) | < 0.001 | 0.673 (0.596, 0.745) | 0.005 |
| Hyaluronic acid (ng/mL) | 0.593 (0.513, 0.669) | < 0.001 | 0.655 (0.577, 0.728) | < 0.001 | 0.655 (0.577, 0.728) | 0.002 |
| Type IV collagen (ng/mL) | 0.625 (0.546, 0.700) | < 0.001 | 0.614 (0.535, 0.689) | < 0.001 | 0.607 (0.528, 0.683) | < 0.001 |
All the p was compared with 2D SWE. APRi = aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index, AST = aspartate aminotransferase, AUROCs = area under receiver operating characteristic curves, GGT = γ-glutamyltransferase, SWE = shear wave elastography, 2D = two-dimensional