Research Article

Exploring the Diagnostic Potential of Serum Golgi Protein 73 for Hepatic Necroinflammation and Fibrosis in Chronic HCV Infection with Different Stages of Liver Injuries

Table 5

Diagnostic values of GP73, APRI, and FIB-4 for advanced fibrosis () and cirrhosis ().

ParametersAUC95% CICutoff valueSensitivity (%)Specificity (%)PPV (%)NPV (%) value

(Cohort A)
GP730.761(0.678, 0.831)63.8981.8258.4666.776.0<0.0001
APRI0.796(0.717, 0.861)1.545.4584.6275.060.4<0.0001
FIB-40.848(0.775, 0.905)3.2559.0987.6983.067.9<0.0001
(Cohort A)
GP730.779(0.698, 0.847)64.9691.4352.0841.094.3<0.0001
APRI0.836(0.761, 0.895)2.051.4390.6266.783.7<0.0001
FIB-40.904(0.840, 0.948)3.2585.7184.3766.794.2<0.0001
(Cohort B)
GP730.709(0.619, 0.788)93.7471.4355.6617.593.70.0037
APRI0.839(0.761, 0.900)1.557.1495.2461.594.3<0.0001
FIB-40.829(0.749, 0.891)3.2557.1491.4347.194.1<0.0001

GP73: Golgi protein 73; APRI: AST-to-platelet ratio index; FIB-4: fibrosis index based on four factors; AUC: area under the curve; CI: confidence interval; PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value.