Table 6

Head to head comparison of simple panels used to identify patients with fibrosis

ScoreAUROC (95% CI)Cut-offSe (%)Sp (%)PPV (%)NPV (%)
AAR0.83 (0.74 to 0.91)0.874784493
1.052905589
APRI0.67 (0.54 to 0.8)127893784
BARD0.77 (0.68 to 0.87)289442795
FIB-40.86 (0.78 to 0.94)1.3085653695
NAFLD Fibrosis Score0.81 (0.71 to 0.91)−1.45578583092
0.67633987986
  • Modified from McPherson and colleagues,57 with permission.

  • AAR, AST to ALT ratio; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; APRI, AST to Platelet Ratio Index; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; AUROC, area under the receiver operating characteristic curve; NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value; Se, sensitivity; Sp, specificity.