Albumin-bilirubin score reflects the extent of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C patients treated with direct-acting antivirals

Table 3 Albumin-bilirubin scores before and after direct-acting antiviral treatment in relation to the degree of liver fibrosis

Fibrosis		n	Median	Interquartile range	Minimum	Maximum	Statistical value	P value1
Non-advanced fibrosis	ALBI	118	-2.73	0.43	-3.65	0.58	-1.9	0.05
	ALBI2	118	-2.81	0.46	-3.78	-0.50
Advanced fibrosis	ALBI	112	-2.26	0.65	-3.26	0.72	-3.4	< 0.05
	ALBI2	113	-2.41	0.67	-3.45	-0.64

¹Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test.

²After treatment with direct-acting antiviral agents.

ALBI: Albumin-bilirubin.