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Table 3 The optimal cutoff values of CK18 for the prediction of significant fibrosis, advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis

From: Cytokeratin 18 can help predict liver fibrosis in HCV infected patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

CK18

Significant fibrosis (F0-1 vs F2-4)

Advanced fibrosis (F0-2 vs F3-4)

Cirrhosis (F0-3 vs F4)

AUROC (95%CI)

0.86 (0.80, 0.93)

0.75 (0.66, 0.83)

0.84 (0.79, 0.89)

Cutoff values (ng/L)

90.5

90.5

104

Sensitivity/specificity (%)

82/81

84/54

77/83

Correctly classified (%)

82

72

78

PPV/NPV (%)

95/54

74/68

94/52

Positive/negative LR

4.42/0.22

1.81/0.30

4.45/0.28

  1. Numbers in parentheses are the 95% confidence interval
  2. AUROC, area under the receiver operating characteristic; CK18, cytokeratin 18; LR, likelihood ratio; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value