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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2009; 15(5): 591-594
Published online Feb 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.591
Table 1 Values of biochemical markers and results of statistical analyses for differentiation of disease stage in patients with PBC
mean ± SDRangeSensitivity (%)Specificity (%)Confidential intervalArea under ROCSpearman’s rhoP value
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (U/L)69.41 ± 84.714-46642.562.527.8-63.30.4840.303< 0.05
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (U/L)87.39 ± 105.8913-594405030.7-60.60.4550.232NS
Albumin37.67 ± 4.6927-4727.562.523.8-54.30.3910.117NS
ALT to platelet ratio (APRI)0.39 ± 0.420.06-2.1642.55023.7-58.70.4120.351< 0.01
AST to platelet ratio0.33 ± 0.380.06-1.7032.55019.2-53.10.3620.407< 0.01
AST/ALT ratio0.81 ± 0.230.51-1.3847.57517.0-50.30.6600.347< 0.01
ALT/AST ratio1.32 ± 0.340.73-1.9732.562.549.2-82.90.337-0.297< 0.05
ALT/ alkaline phosphatase (AF) ratio0.42 ± 0.440.10-2.443542.834.0-70.80.5940.094NS
ALT/gama glutamyl transferase (GGT) ratio0.68 ± 0.940.12-5.094056.233.0-67.00.5020.38NS
ALT/cholesterol (Chol) ratio13.65 ± 10.872.5-59.76355026.0-61.60.4380.285< 0.05