Clinical Study

Association of Serum Adiponectin, Leptin, and Resistin Concentrations with the Severity of Liver Dysfunction and the Disease Complications in Alcoholic Liver Disease

Table 11

Comparison of the diagnostic accuracy (AUCs) of single variables in the diagnosis of advanced liver dysfunction (MELD ≥ 20) and ALD complications. (univariable analysis)*.

Complication of ALDVariable valueAUC (95% CI)SE

MELD ≥ 20Acrp300.0020.652 (0.569–0.728)0.060
CRP0.0040.609 (0.527–0.686)0.058
RBC0.0030.675 (0.596–0.747)0.055
WBC0.00030.656 (0.577–0.730)0.061
Ascites0.0030.652 (0.572–0.725)0.050
HE<0.00010.666 (0.587–0.739)0.058

AscitesAcrp300.0150.621 (0.537–0.700)0.046
Albumin<0.00010.819 (0.748–0.877)0.036
ALT0.00010.710 (0.633–0.779)0.041
AST0.0030.606 (0.526–0.683)0.047
INR<0.00010.808 (0.739–0.866)0.036
RBC0.0020.663 (0.584–0.736)0.044
WBC0.0080.597 (0.517–0.674)0.045

HEAcrp300.0020.704 (0.623–0.776)0.071
AP0.0060.652 (0.567–0.730)0.071
albumin0.0050.686 (0.605–0.759)0.055
T-bilirubin0.00010.770 (0.697–0.833)0.048
INR0.00010.737 (0.661–0.804)0.059
PLT0.0350.633 (0.553–0.708)0.057
Ascites0.0120.646 (0.567–0.720)0.056

Renal dysfunctionResistin0.0010.721 (0.641–0.792)0.060
Albumin0.0340.654 (0.572–0.729)0.059
AST0.0420.601 (0.521–0.678)0.062
AP0.0300.677 (0.593–0.753)0.068
Na0.0120.588 (0.508–0.666)0.080
CRP0.0010.714 (0.636–0.784)0.060
WBC0.0110.689 (0.611–0.760)0.053
RBC0.0310.688 (0.610–0.759)0.059

AUC: area under the ROC curve; SE: standard error; CI: confidence interval.