Age as a Confounding Factor for the Accurate Non-Invasive Diagnosis of Advanced NAFLD Fibrosis

Non-invasive fibrosis scores are widely used to identify/exclude advanced fibrosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, these scores were principally developed and validated in patients aged between 35 and 65 years of age. The objective of this study was to assess the...

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Published in:	The American journal of gastroenterology Vol. 112; no. 5; pp. 740 - 751
Main Authors:	McPherson, Stuart, Hardy, Tim, Dufour, Jean-Francois, Petta, Salvatore, Romero-Gomez, Manuel, Allison, Mike, Oliveira, Claudia P, Francque, Sven, Van Gaal, Luc, Schattenberg, Jörn M, Tiniakos, Dina, Burt, Alastair, Bugianesi, Elisabetta, Ratziu, Vlad, Day, Christopher P, Anstee, Quentin M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.05.2017 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	Adult Age Factors Aged Alanine Transaminase - blood Area Under Curve Aspartate Aminotransferases - blood Biopsy False Positive Reactions Female Gastroenterology Humans Liver Liver - pathology Liver Cirrhosis - blood Liver Cirrhosis - diagnosis Liver Cirrhosis - etiology Liver Cirrhosis - pathology Male Middle Aged Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - complications Platelet Count Predictive Value of Tests Reference Values ROC Curve
ISSN:	0002-9270, 1572-0241, 1572-0241
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