Table 4

Sensitivity analyses of FibroTest diagnostic values according to individual data

Characteristic (number of patients)
Observed AUROC
DANA
Adjusted AUROC

Length biopsy



     < 25 mm (2,446)
0.80 0.78–0.82
2.10
0.84 0.82–0.86
     > = 25 mm (492)
0.77 0.72–0.81
1.91
0.83 0.78–0.87
More than 2 fragments



     Yes (575)
0.86 0.82–0.89*
2.45
0.87 0.83–0.90
     No (606)
0.78 0.73–0.81
2.05
0.83 0.78–0.86
Normal baseline ALT



     No (1,833)
0.80 0.78–0.82
2.16
0.84 0.82–0.86
     Yes (493)
0.79 0.74–0.84
2.39
0.81 0.76–0.86

*P = 0.002

Poynard et al. BMC Gastroenterology 2007 7:40   doi:10.1186/1471-230X-7-40