Hepamet Fibrosis Score in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients in Mexico: Lower than Expected Positive Predictive Value.
Fátima Higuera-de-la-TijeraJacqueline Córdova-GallardoElizabeth Buganza-TorioBeatriz Barranco-FragosoAldo TorreSara Parraguirre-MartínezMartin Edgardo Rojano-RodríguezGabriel Quintero-BustosGraciela Castro-NarroCarlos Moctezuma-VelazquezPublished in: Digestive diseases and sciences (2021)
The HFS showed sensitivity and specificity similar to that reported in the original publication; however, the positive predictive value was 36.7% at a pretest probability of 14%. The role of the HFS in prospective studies and in combination with other methods should be further explored.