Research Article

Serum Golgi Protein 73 as a Potential Biomarker for Hepatic Necroinflammation in Population with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

Table 3

Diagnostic values of GP73 for liver necroinflammation in NASH patients.

StageAUC95% CICutoffSensitivity (%)Specificity (%)PPV (%)NPV (%)Youden index

GP73
0.7420.676-0.80194.5744.7492.8079.0773.420.375<0.0001
0.8910.840-0.931101.188.8985.9422.8799.400.748<0.0001
ALT
0.6090.538-0.67780.0059.2163.2049.4571.820.2240.009
0.5760.505-0.646110.0066.6756.776.7597.320.2340.457
AST
0.6670.597-0.73154.0047.3776.8055.3870.600.242<0.0001
0.7040.636-0.76676.0077.7858.338.0598.240.3610.011

Abbreviation: AUC = area under the receiver operating characteristic curve; PPV = positive predictive value; NPV = negative predictive value; GP73 = Golgi protein 73; ALT = alanine transaminase; AST = aspartate aminotransferase.