Research Article

Diagnostic Usefulness of Real-Time Elastography for Liver Fibrosis in Chronic Viral Hepatitis B and C

Table 3

Univariate and multivariate logistic regression of predicting F4 stage.

UnivariateMultivariate
valueOdd ratio95% CI valueOdd ratio95% CI

Platelet0.0020.9780.964~0.9920.2920.9910.974~1.008
Albumin0.0010.0970.024~0.3840.6640.6530.095~4.472
PT INR0.0031713.39712.145~241715.1830.103189.5250.346~103706.928
LFI0.0014.61.799~11.7630.0153.8401.306~11.295
ALT0.731.0010.997~1.004
Total bilirubin0.0871.3270.959~1.835
CP score0.0081.9191.183~3.113
APRI0.0191.4431.063~1.9600.1561.2140.929~1.586
FIB-4 index0.0045.6841.715~18.839

CI, confidence interval; PT INR, prothrombin time international normalized ratio; LFI, liver fibrosis index; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; CP, Child-Pugh; APRI, aspartate aminotransferase/platelet ratio index.