Noninvasive fibrosis tools in NAFLD: validation of APRI, BARD, FIB-4, NAFLD fibrosis score, and Hepamet fibrosis score in a Portuguese population.
Joana RigorAndreia DieguesJosé PresaPedro BarataDaniela Martins-MendesPublished in: Postgraduate medicine (2022)
APRI - aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio, ALT - alanine aminotransferase, AST - aspartate aminotransferase, BARD - BMI, AST/ALT ratio and Diabetes, BMI - body mass index, FIB-4 - FIB-4 index, HCC - hepatocellular carcinoma, HFS - Hepamet fibrosis score, HOMA-IR - homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance, IQR - interquartile range, MAFLD - metabolic associated fatty liver disease, NAFLD - nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, NASH - nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, NFS - NAFLD fibrosis score, OMIC - genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics, T2DM - type 2 diabetes mellitus.