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Different Cutpoints for Transient Elastography Lead to Different Associations With Cirrhosis

Authors :
Brooke R. MacDonald
Sander Greenland
Tzu-Chun Chu
Rohit P. Ojha
Source :
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. 16(8)
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Our results illustrate the sensitivity of odds ratios to the transient elastography cutpoint used to define cirrhosis. Given problems with cutpoints, we recommend regression analysis with a continuous or ordinal-outcome model to obtain a summary across the variation.

Details

ISSN :
15427714
Volume :
16
Issue :
8
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....1f454a96014156b7e3b46ffe4d0c5831