
Research ArticlePrediction of oesophageal varices in hepatic cirrhosis by simple serum non-invasive markers: Results of a multicenter, large-scale study
Keywords: OV; oesophageal varices; AAR; AST-to-ALT ratio; APRI; AST-to-platelet ratio index; AUC; area under the receiving operating characteristic curve; SD; standard deviation; OR; odds ratio; CI; confidence intervals; PPV; positive predictive value; NPV; negativ