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Table 3 Comparison of different indices by gender

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

Indices

Male (n = 144)

Female (n = 61)

P value*

FibroScan score (kPa) median (IQR)

7.30 (6.30–8.80)

7.20 (6.60–9.65)

0.144

APRI median (IQR)

0.43 (0.26–0.69)

0.45 (0.25–0.84)

0.577

FIB-4 median (IQR)

0.98 (0.74–1.56)

1.24 (0.84–1.95)

0.055

AST/ALT ratio median (IQR)

0.89 (0.81–0.97)

0.92 (0.84–0.97)

0.535

  1. IQR interquartile range, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, CAP controlled attenuation parameter, APRI AST to platelet ratio index, FIB-4 fibrosis-4
  2. *Analyzed by Mann–Whitney test