Clinical Study

Effects of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors on Liver Fibrosis in HIV and Hepatitis C Coinfection

Table 4

Number of subjects from each group with scores predictive of significant fibrosis at one year and three years (univariate analysis).

IndicesControl groupACE-I/ARB groupOdds ratio (95% confidence interval)*P value

APRI score > 1.5 at one year (%)28 (23)10 (30)0.76 (0.41–1.40)0.39
APRI score > 1.5 at three years (%)31 (24)7 (30)0.77 (0.39–1.54)0.48
FIB4 score > 3.25 at one year (%)43 (35)16 (49)0.73 (0.48–1.11)0.17
FIB4 score > 3.25 at three years (%)48 (36)11 (48)0.76 (0.47–1.23)0.30
Forns score > 6.9 at one year (%)25 (50)14 (74)0.68 (0.46–1.00)0.08
Forns score > 6.9 at three years (%)27 (47)12 (100)0.47 (0.36–0.62)<0.001

*Odds ratio for an elevated score in the control group compared to the ACE-I/ARB group.