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

From: 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

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

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