Noninvasive methods for prediction of esophageal varices in pediatric patients with portal hypertension

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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2013; 19(13): 2053-2059
Published online Apr 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i13.2053

Table 3 Diagnostic performance of variables as esophageal varices predictors

Variables	Sensitivity (95%CI)	Specificity (95%CI)	Positive predictive value (95%CI)	Negative predictive value (95%CI)	Positive likelihood ratio (95%CI)	Negative likelihood ratio (95%CI)
Clinical prediction rule < 115	76.6 (64.0-85.8)	70.8 (48.7-86.5)	87.5 (75.3-94.4)	53.1 (35.0-70.4)	2.63 (1.38-4.96)	0.33 (0.20-0.53)
Clinical prediction rule < 114	75.0 (62.3-84.6)	79.2 (57.3-92.0)	90.5 (78.5-96.5)	54.2 (36.8-70.8)	3.60 (1.63-7.95)	0.32 (0.20-0.49)
Platelets < 115	67.6 (55.3-77.9)	81.3 (62.9-92.1)	88.8 (76.6-95.4)	53.0 (38.4-67.2)	3.61 (1.72-7.54)	0.40 (0.28-0.56)
Platelets/spleen size z score < 25	68.8 (55.8-79.4)	79.2 (57.3-92.0)	89.8 (76.9-96.2)	48.7 (32.7-64.9)	3.30 (1.48-7.32)	0.39 (0.27-0.58)
Platelets/spleen size < 1	72.3 (59.6-82.3)	66.7 (44.6-83.6)	85.4 (72.8-93.0)	47.0 (30.1-64.6)	2.17 (1.20-3.89)	0.42 (0.27-0.64)
Risk score > -1.2	80.3 (67.2-89.3)	70.9 (51.7-85.1)	86.3 (75.2-93.2)	61.1 (43.5-76.4)	2.77 (1.57-4.85)	0.28 (0.17-0.45)
APRI > 1.4	63.4 (51.0-74.2)	65.6 (46.7-80.8)	80.3 (67.2-89.3)	44.7 (30.4-59.8)	1.84 (1.10-3.07)	0.56 (0.39-0.78)

APRI: Aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index.

Citation: Adami MR, Ferreira CT, Kieling CO, Hirakata V, Vieira SMG. Noninvasive methods for prediction of esophageal varices in pediatric patients with portal hypertension. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(13): 2053-2059
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i13/2053.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i13.2053