Low Prealbumin Levels Were Associated with Increased Frequency of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)-Related Decompensated Cirrhosis

Jiani Li; Minghao Du; Hao Li; Peng Wu; Mengying Sun; Min Guan; Shanhong Tang

doi:10.12659/MSM.937772

20 April 2023 : Clinical Research

Low Prealbumin Levels Were Associated with Increased Frequency of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)-Related Decompensated Cirrhosis

Jiani Li^12ABCDEFG, Minghao Du^2EF, Hao Li^1CEF, Peng Wu^3CD, Mengying Sun^12CDE, Min Guan^12CEF, Shanhong Tang^12A*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.937772

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e937772

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Table 2 Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) analysis of prealbumin, model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) and Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP).

Parameter	AUC	Cut-off value	P value	Sensitivity	Specificity
Prealbumin	0.781	82.60	<0.0001	0.900	0.521
MELD	0.671	10.94	0.011	0.750	0.587
CTP	0.573	7.50	0.583	0.500	0.595

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