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Table 4 Concordance between NASH predicted by NashTest and predicted by biopsy

From: Diagnostic value of biochemical markers (NashTest) for the prediction of non alcoholo steato hepatitis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

NashTest diagnosis

Histological Diagnosis

 

Training Group n = 160

Validation Group n = 97

All patients n = 257

 

No NASH

Borderline

NASH

No NASH

Borderline

NASH

No NASH

Borderline

NASH

No NASH

20

7

0

29

4

8

49

11

8

Borderline

34

61

17

12

16

17

46

77

34

NASH

3

7

11

0

1

10

3

8

21

Kappa Statistic

0.28 ± 0.05

  

0.36 ± 0.06

  

0.33 ± 0.04

  

Discordance one class

65/160 = 41%

  

34/97 = 35%

  

99/257 = 39%

  

Discordance two classes

3/160 = 2%

  

8/97 = 9%

  

11/257 = 4%