Combined acoustic radiation force impulse, aminotransferase to platelet ratio index and Forns index assessment for hepatic fibrosis grading in hepatitis B

Table 1 Results of basic information and acoustic radiation force impulse/aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index/Forns index of all examinees

Group	Age (yr)	Gender (male/female)	BMI	ARFI	APRI	Forns index
F0 (n = 40)	39.8 ± 11.45	30/10	22.91 ± 2.31	1.09 (1.01, 1.21)	0.19 (0.14, 0.28)	5.58 ± 1.33
F1 (n = 41)	33.07 ± 7.971	33/8	22.37 ± 2.24	1.19 (1.15, 1.28)1	0.34 (0.28, 0.44)1	5.60 ± 1.19
F2 (n = 52)	38.27 ± 7.662	43/9	22.26 ± 2.41	1.31 (1.21, 1.43)1,2	0.42 (0.32, 0.64)1	6.73 ± 1.091,2
F3 (n = 59)	39.83 ± 8.732	47/12	22.44 ± 2.57	1.52 (1.35, 1.64)1,2,3	0.45 (0.32, 0.86)1,2	7.58 ± 1.551,2,3
F4 (n = 54)	43.85 ± 10.811,2,3,4	44/10	22.35 ± 2.47	1.92 (1.74, 2.14)1,2,3,4	0.80 (0.51, 1.68)1,2,3,4	9.43 ± 2.301,2,3,4
χ2/F	7.907	0.947	0.477	176.043	107.992	49.501
P value	< 0.001	0.918	0.753	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001

For age and Forns index, data were represented in mean ± SD. For ARFI and APRI data, results were exhibited in median ± quartile.

¹Means significant change against the F0 group;

²Means significant change against the F1 group;

³Means significant change against the F2 group;

⁴Means significant change against the F3 group. For gender, ARFI and APRI comparisons, size of test α’ = α/n = 0.005; for age and Forns index comparison, size of test α = 0.05. ARFI: Acoustic radiation force impulse; APRI: Aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index; BMI: Body mass index.