Diagnostic value of FIB-4, aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index and liver stiffness measurement in hepatitis B virus-infected patients with persistently normal alanine aminotransferase

Table 2 Pairwise comparisons of receiver-operating characteristic curves

	PNALT	PIALT1	PIALT2	All patients
APRI vs FIB-4
Difference between areas	0.0628	0.0169	0.068	0.00904
Standard error	0.0557	0.0699	0.0738	0.0245
95%CI	-0.046 to 0.172	-0.120 to 0.154	-0.077 to 0.213	-0.039 to 0.057
z statistic	1.129	0.242	0.921	0.369
P value	0.2588	0.8087	0.3569	0.712
APRI vs LSM
Difference between areas	0.256	0.124	0.0263	0.111
Standard error	0.104	0.0896	0.0882	0.0518
95%CI	0.0525-0.459	-0.0511 to 0.30	-0.147 to 0.19	0.00909-0.212
z statistic	2.465	1.389	0.298	2.135
P value	0.0137	0.1649	0.7655	0.0327
FIB 4 vs LSM
Difference between areas	0.193	0.141	0.0417	0.102
Standard error	0.106	0.0938	0.0957	0.0531
95%CI	-0.014 to 0.400	-0.0425 to 0.325	-0.146 to 0.229	-0.00246 to 0.206
z statistic	1.829	1.507	0.435	1.914
P value	0.0374	0.1318	0.663	0.0557