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Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Hepatol. Aug 27, 2013; 5(8): 439-444
Published online Aug 27, 2013. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v5.i8.439
Table 1 Comparison of clinical and laboratory parameters between control and hepatitis B patients groups
VariableControl (n = 43)Hepatitis B patients (n = 89)P value
Gender (female/male)31 (72.1)/12 (27.9)39 (43.8)/50 (56.2)0.004
Age (yr)35.4 ± 12.6441.5 ±1 3.020.012
Platelet count (103μL)272.0 (242-342)179.0 (147-231)< 0.001
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)0.6 (0.4-0.8)0.8 (0.6-1)0.009
AST (IU/L)17.0 (14-20)45.0 (30-68)< 0.001
ALT (IU/L)16.0 (11-19)56.0 (36-111)< 0.001
AP (IU/L)69.0 (53-79)72.0 (61-90)0.086
GGT (IU/L)17.0 (14-27)29.0 (21-50)< 0.001
Neutrophil count4.3 (3.4-4.9)3.4 (2.9-4.7)0.004
Lymphocyte count2.1 (1.6-2.4)2.0 (1.6-2.4)0.355
N/L2.1 (1.5-2.8)1.9 (1.4-2.3)0.123
APRI score0.1 (0.1-0.1)0.6 (0.3-1.1)< 0.001
Table 2 Between group comparisons and logistic regression results in chronic hepatitis B patients according to fibrosis stage
VariableBetween group comparisons
Logistic regression analysis
No/mild fibrosis (n = 34)Significant fibrosis (n = 55)P valueUnivariate OR (95%CI)Multivariate OR (95%CI)
Gender (female/male)16 (47.1)/18 (52.9)23 (41.8) /32 (58.2)0.7921.2 (0.5-2.9)-
Age (yr)40.2 ± 11.742.2 ± 13.70.4731.01 (0.9-1.05)-
HGB14.4 ± 2.0814.6 ± 1.80.7351.04 (0.8-1.3)-
Platelet Count (103μL)203 (176-232)171 (115-227)0.0100.9 (0.9-1)0.9 (0.9-1)
INR1.07 ± 0.11.13 ± 0.10.04534.5 (1.01-1183.1)-
Albumine4.06 ± 0.34.01 ± 0.30.4660.6 (0.1-2.3)-
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)0.7 (0.5-0.9)0.8 (0.6-1.1)0.1103.05 (0.8-10.8)-
AST (IU/L) 41.5 (27-73)  47 (32-68)0.4471 (0.9-1.01)-
ALT (IU/L) 57 (33-132)54 (36-106)0.8661 (0.9-1.01)-
AP (IU/L) 71.5 (62-89)73 (61-100)0.6301.01 (0.9-1.02)-
GGT (IU/L) 27 (19-48)  36 (23-52)0.1191.01 (0.9-1.03)-
HBV DNA346 (1.9-1000)75.7 (1.8-1000)0.8381 (0.9-1.01)-
HBeAg (negative/positive)30 (88.2)/4 (11.8)45 (81.8)/10 (18.2)0.6111.6 (0.4-5.8)-
Neutrophil count3.2 (2.7-4.8)3.5 (3.04-4.7)0.5690.9 (0.6-1.2)-
Lymphocyte count1.9 (1.4-2.3)2 (1.6-2.4)0.6300.9 (0.5-1.7)-
N/L1.9 (1.3-2.5)1.8 (1.5-2.2)0.8590.8 (0.5-1.3)-
APRI score0.5 (0.3-0.9)0.7 (0.3-1.4)0.0601.2 (0.7-2.1)-
Table 3 Between group comparisons and logistic regression results in chronic hepatitis B patients according to cirrhosis
VariableBetween group comparisons
Logistic regression analysis
Non-cirrhotic (n = 76)Cirrhotic (n = 13)P valueUnivariate OR (95%CI)Multivariate OR (95%CI)
Gender (female/male)33 (43.4)/43 (56.6)6 (46.2)/7 (53.8)0.9991.1 (0.3-3.6)-
Age (yr)40.2 ± 12.349.08 ± 15.040.0221.06 (1.01-1.1)1.06 (1-1.11)
HGB14.5 ± 2.0314.6 ± 1.370.8911.0 (0.7-1.39)-
Platelet count (103μL)190.5 (152-233.5)152 (117-175)0.051 0.9 (0.9-1)-
INR1.1 ± 0.11.1 ± 0.090.2506.3 (0.09-478.1)-
Albumine4.04 ± 0.33.9 ± 0.40.2100.2 (0.04-2.01)-
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)0.8 (0.6-1)1 (0.6-1.3)0.3892.09 (0.5-8.7)-
AST (IU/L)41.5 (28-65)66 (40-79)0.0781 (0.9-1.01)-
ALT (IU/L)54 (33-124)69 (51-97)0.4191 (0.9-1.01)-
AP (IU/L)72 (61-89.5)82 (62-116)0.225  1.02 (1-1.03)1.02 (1-1.04)
GGT (IU/L)28 (20-50.5)47 (26-50)0.189  1.01 (1-1.02)-
HBV DNA269.5 (2-1000)10.1 (0.4-1000)0.3391 (0.9-1.01)-
HbeAg (negative/positive)65 (85.5)/11 (14.5)10 (76.9)/3 (23.1)0.4231.7 (0.4-7.4)-
Neutrophil count3.4 (2.8-4.7)3.8 (3.04-4.1)0.4681.05 (0.7-1.5)-
Lymphocyte count2 (1.6-2.4)2 (1.5-2.2)0.4930.6 (0.2-1.5)-
N/L1.8 (1.3-2.2)2.04 (1.6-2.8)0.1601.3 (0.8-2.07)-
APRI score0.5 (0.3-1.08)1.1 (0.7-1.7)0.0471.2 (0.8-2.05)-
Table 4 Statistical diagnostic measures and Kappa test results of neutrophil-lymphocyte and aspartate aminotransferase/platelet ratio score in the detection of significant fibrosis and cirrhosis
VariableDiagnostic measures
Kappa test
SEN (95%CI)SPE (95%CI)PPR (95%CI)NPR (95%CI)AR (95%CI)κP value
Significant fibrosis
N/L ( ≤ 2.18)0.73 (0.59-0.84)0.41 (0.25-0.59)0.67 (0.53-0.78)0.48 (0.29-0.67)0.61 (0.50-0.71)0.1430.174
APRI (> 0.56)0.65 (0.51-0.78)0.56 (0.38-0.73)0.71 (0.56-0.83)0.50 (0.33-0.67)0.62 (0.51-0.72)0.2090.048
Cirrhosis
N/L (> 2.58)0.38 (0.14-0.68)0.87 (0.77-0.64)0.33 (0.12-0.62)0.89 (0.80-0.95)0.80 (0.70-0.88)0.2380.024
APRI (> 1.01)0.62 (0.36-0.86)0.74 (0.62-0.83)0.29 (0.13-0.49)0.92 (0.82-0.97)0.72 (0.61-0.81)0.2380.011