Noninvasive Indirect Markers of Liver Fibrosis in Alcoholics
Table 2
The values of noninvasive markers in patients with significant, no significant fibrosis, without and with cirrhosis.
Fibrosis Markers
No significant fibrosis (F0-F1, F1, F1-F2) (n=51)
Significant fibrosis (F≥2) (n=21)
Without cirrhosis (F0-F1, F1, F1- F2, F2, F3) (n=76)
Cirrhosis (F3-F4, F4) (n=14)
APRI
1.72 ± 1.73
2.18 ± 2.21
1.80 ± 1.74
4.02 ± 2.84
P1=0.254
P2=0.001
Forn’s
8.85 ± 1.79
9.83 ±1.83
9.12 ± 1.92
11.71 ± 1.77
P1=0.063
P2<0.001
FIB-4
4.21 ± 3.37
6.47 ± 6.23
4.64 ± 4.01
10.77 ± 5.50
P1=0.131
P2<0.001
GAPRI
158 ± 219
295 ± 300
276 ± 287
832 ± 652
P1=0.020
P2<0.001
AP
4.74 ± 2.27
5.57 ± 2.13
4.91 ± 2.23
6.86 ± 2.28
P1=-1.003
P2=0.004
Hepascore
0.39 ± 0.21
0.60 ± 0.28
0.43 ± 0.25
0.80 ± 0.21
P1=0.008
P2<0.001
FibroTest
0.32 ± 0.08
0.58 ± 0.08
0.38 ± 0.14
0.87 ± 0.09
P1<0.001
P2<0.001
Data are presented as mean ± SD. P1: P value between significant and no significant fibrosis; P2: P value between cirrhosis and no cirrhosis; means statistically significant difference.