This analysis compares liver fibrosis measurement via transient elastography and serum biomarkers in children, indicating future implications for treatment protocols.
Key Points
Significant fibrosis was confirmed in 7.3% of children evaluated, indicating potential liver damage.
The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for the fibrosis-4 index was 0.802, highlighting its accuracy in detection.
Both age above 10 years and chronic infection duration over 10 years were key predictors of significant fibrosis.
Results suggest a need for lower cutoff values in biomarkers for detecting significant liver conditions in the pediatric population.
Cite This Study
Pokorska‐Śpiewak et al. (2025) studied this question.