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Table 6 Performance of the studied non-invasive biomarkers in the detection of advanced liver fibrosis (F3–F4) in the studied group

From: Comparative study between liver biopsy and non-invasive biomarkers in assessment of hepatic fibrosis in children with chronic liver diseases

 

Cutoff value

Sens%

Spec%

PPV%

NPV%

AUC

95% CI

APRI

>1.96

89.9%

84.5%

34.8%

98.7%

0.849

0.76–0.92

M-APRI

>2.2

87.8%

96.6%

72.7%

98.9%

0.958

0.92–0.98

FIB-4

>0.045

78.8%

85.6%

33.3%

97.5%

0.853

0.77–0.91

M-FIB-4

>0.015

89.8%

82.4%

32%

98.7%

0.896

0.84–0.97

B-AST

>92.1

89.8%

91.2%

47.1%

98.8%

0.955

0.875–0.97

  1. Sens sensitivity, Spec specificity, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value, AUC area under the curve, CI confidence interval