Prediction of Esophageal Varices in Viral Hepatitis C Cirrhosis: Performance of Combined Ultrasonography and Clinical Predictors

Table 3

Diagnostic accuracy indices of clinical and ultrasound parameters in predicting EV.

Predictors	Cut-off	Sensitivity	Specificity	PPV	NPV	AUROC
Sex	Female	59.3 (38.8-77.6)	68.4 (51.3-82.5)	57.1 (37.2-75.5)	70.3 (53.0-84.1)	0.64 (0.52-0.76)
Platelet count	150000/ml	70.4 (49.8-86.2)	55.3 (38.3-71.4)	52.8 (35.5-69.6)	72.4 (52.8-87.3)	0.63 (0.51-0.75)
Splenic length	10 cm	81.5 (61.9-93.7)	50.0 (33.4-66.6)	53.7 (37.4-69.3)	79.2 (57.8-92.9)	0.66 (0.55-0.77)
	11 cm	70.4 (49.8-86.2)	60.5 (43.4-76.0)	55.9 (37.9-72.8)	74.2 (55.4-88.1)	0.65 (0.54-0.77)
RHV triphasicity	Absent	77.8 (57.7-91.4)	47.4 (31.0-64.2)	51.2 (35.1-67.1)	75.0 (53.3-90.2)	0.63 (0.51-0.74)