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Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Dec;98(49):e18038. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000018038.
Aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio can reduce the need for transient elastography in Chinese patients with chronic hepatitis B.
Yue W1, Li Y2, Geng J1, Wang P3, Zhang L3,2.
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Department of Infectious Disease, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
2
Department of VIP Internal Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province.
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Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology.
Abstract
In the absence of liver biopsy and transient elastography (TE), aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio (APRI), fibrosis-4 score (FIB-4), and gammaglutamyl transpeptidase to platelet ratio (GPR) are simple and inexpensive methods for the detection of liver fibrosis.
AIMS:
We compared the performance of APRI, FIB-4, and GPR scores against TE in predicting the presence of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis, determined the optimal cut-off values for fibrosis and cirrhosis prediction, and reviewed the need for further TE assessment in resource-limited areas in China.
METHODS:
TE and basic laboratory tests were performed in 2014 consecutive patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and then compared to APRI, FIB-4, and GPR.
RESULTS:
For the detection of significant fibrosis, the areas under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) curves for APRI, FIB-4, and GPR were 0.83, 0.75, and 0.77, respectively. For the detection of cirrhosis, the AUROC curves for APRI, FIB-4, and GPR were 0.90, 0.84, and 0.84, respectively. The cutoff of APRI was 0.35, with 78% sensitivity and 63% negative predictive value (NPV), to exclude significant fibrosis (F ≥ 2). At an APRI of 0.6, results showed a 94% specificity, 100% positive predictive value (PPV) and 7.9 positive likelihood ratio (PLR) in detecting significant fibrosis. Thus, patients with an APRI of <0.35 or >0.6 demonstrated correct prediction of liver fibrosis. These results translated to 1250 out of the 2014 patients avoiding the need for TE with a diagnostic accuracy of >80%.
CONCLUSIONS:
The APRI score accurately assessed fibrosis and reduced the need for TE in almost two-thirds of Chinese patients with CHB.
PMID:
31804310
DOI:
10.1097/MD.0000000000018038
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