FIB-4, APRI, and AST/ALT ratio compared to FibroScan for the assessment of hepatic fibrosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Bandar Abbas, Iran

Table 2 Correlation of different indices with FibroScan, CAP scores, and age

First variable	Second variable	Correlation coefficient	P value*
FIB-4	CAP score	0.057	0.417
	FibroScan score	0.572	< 0.001
	Age	0.272	0.001
APRI	CAP score	0.046	0.511
	FibroScan score	0.667	< 0.001
	Age	− 0.142	0.090
AST/ALT ratio	CAP score	− 0.048	0.496
	FibroScan score	0.251	< 0.001
	Age	− 0.045	0.596
FibroScan score	Age	− 0.022	0.791

AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, CAP controlled attenuation parameter, APRI AST to platelet ratio index, FIB-4 fibrosis-4
^*Analyzed by Spearman’s correlation

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