Table 3 Results of non-invasive fibrosis assessment

From: The non-invasive serum biomarker soluble Axl accurately detects advanced liver fibrosis and cirrhosis

  

All patients n=392

Test cohort n=307

Validation cohort n=85

P-value

 

Liver disease etiology

    

sAxl level (ng/ml); median (IQR)

Liver disease, n=361

45.7 (37.2;60.8)

44.0 (36.1;59.1)

53.0 (42.3;70.1)

0.002

 

NAFLD

41.2 (33.8;52.8)

40.7 (33.0;50.8)

43.7 (36.4;57.5)

0.076

 

Viral hepatitis

56.6 (43.3;71.7)

56.5 (43.0;77.3)

57.3 (43.4;70.8)

0.945

 

AIH/CLD/Overlap

45.6 (37.6;70.2)

43.7 (36.2;60.3)

77.4 (51.9;83.0)

0.001

 

DILI

47.9 (34.5;75.4)

62.2 (36.3;103.0)

n.d.

n.d.

 

ALD

63.5 (47.4;92.1)

63.5 (47.4;92.1)

n.d.

n.d.

 

Cryptogenic

51.2 (38.7;67.2)

50.1 (38.1;62.7)

n.d.

n.d.

 

Healthy controls, n=31

40.2 (34.2;48.0)

40.2 (34.2;48.0)

n.d.

n.d.

sAxl/albumin; median (IQR)

Liver disease, n=361

(0.82;1.38)

1.00 (0.80;1.39)

1.21 (0.89;1.56)

0.004

 

NAFLD

0.92 (0.75;1.14)

0.92 (0.75;1.13)

0.93 (0.80;1.32)

0.322

 

Viral hepatitis

1.29 (0.97;1.69)

1.32 (0.96;1.94)

1.28 (0.98;1.58)

0.537

 

AIH/CLD/Overlap

1.07 (0.86;1.56)

0.99 (0.84;1.40)

1.94 (1.20;2.46)

0.002

 

DILI

1.16 (0.78;1.78)

1.50 (0.86;2.63)

n.d.

 
 

ALD

1.72 (1.07;2.59)

1.72 (1.07;2.59)

n.d.

 
 

Cryptogenic

1.11 (0.86;1.70)

1.08 (0.85;1.68)

n.d.

 
 

Healthy controls, n=31

0.85 (0.78;1.04)

0.85 (0.78;1.04)

n.d.

 

ELFTM test (ng/ml); median (IQR)

Liver disease, n=305

9.0 (8.3;10.1)

9.2 (8.4;10.5)

8.7 (8.1;9.5)

0.012

 

NAFLD, n=162

8.7 (8.1;9.5)

8.8 (8.2;9.7)

8.3 (7.9;9.0)

0.009

 

Viral hepatitis, n=66

9.3 (8.6;10.3)

9.9 (8.8;11.0)

9.0 (8.6;9.8)

0.033

 

AIH/CLD/Overlap, n=62

9.4 (8.3;10.8)

9.4 (8.3;10.7)

9.0 (8.3;11.6)

0.781

 

DILI

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

 

ALD, n=13

11.5 (10.1;12.4)

11.5 (10.1;12.4)

n.d.

n.d.

 

Cryptogenic

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

 

Healthy controls, n=27

8.7 (8.0;9.3)

8.7 (8.0;9.3)

n.d.

n.d.

Fibroscan (kPa); median (IQR)

Liver disease, n=131

7.9 (5.8;11.8)

8.0 (6.0;11.6)

7.8 (5.4;11.8)

0.715

 

NAFLD, n=75

8.1 (6.0;10.6)

8.4 (6.2;11.4)

7.6 (5.8;10.5)

0.841

 

Viral hepatitis, n=33

8.8 (4.9;12.6)

n.d.

8.8 (4.9;12.5)

n.d.

 

AIH/CLD/Overlap, n=18

7.2 (5.9;10.1)

6.4 (5.8;10.4)

7.8 (6.9;10.0)

0.328

 

DILI

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

 

ALD

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

 

Cryptogenic

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

 

Healthy controls, n=0

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

  1. Results of non-invasive fibrosis markers were compared by Mann Whitney U – test. n.d., not determined