Table 3

Values {Area under the ROC curves (AUROCs)} of SteatoTest, GGT and ALT for the diagnosis of steatosis greater than 5%, in both training and validation groups.

Diagnostic panel
Training Group AUROC (se)
Validation Group 1 – HCV before treatment
Validation Group 2 – HCV sustained responders
Validation Group 3 – Alcoholic liver disease
All groups


N = 310
N = 171
N = 201
N = 62
N = 884
SteatoTest
0.79 (0.03)*
0.80 (0.04)£
0.86 (0.03) $
0.72 (0.05)**
0.80 (0.02) ££
GGT
0.66 (0.03)
0.67 (0.05)
0.74 (0.05)
0.50 (0.09)
0.66 (0.02)
ALT
0.58 (0.03)
0.62 (0.05)
0.79 (0.04)
0.66 (0.07)
0.61 (0.02)

* – Higher than GGT (P < 0.0001) and ALT (P < 0.0001); £ – Higher than GGT (P = 0.007) and ALT (P < 0.0001); $ – Higher than GGT (P = 0.02); ** – Higher than GGT (P = 0.002); ££ Higher than GGT (P < 0.0001) and ALT (P < 0.0001).

Poynard et al. Comparative Hepatology 2005 4:10   doi:10.1186/1476-5926-4-10