A Critical Look at the Value of Biochemical Liver Function Tests with Special Reference to Discriminant Function Analysis

1970 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 100-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. N. Baron
Keyword(s):  
Liver Function ◽  
Special Reference ◽  
Discriminant Function ◽  
Discriminant Function Analysis ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
Liver Function Tests ◽  
Function Tests

Diagnostic Effectiveness of Biochemical Liver-Function Tests, as Evaluated by Discriminant Function Analysis

1977 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 627-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Phillip Sher
Keyword(s):  
Alkaline Phosphatase ◽  
Lactate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Discriminant Analysis ◽  
Liver Function ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
Liver Function Tests ◽  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
Hepatic Disease ◽  
Stepwise Discriminant Analysis ◽  
Function Tests

Abstract I evaluated the diagnostic value of routinely ordered liver-function tests in 175 biopsy-proven cases of hepatic disease by use of stepwise discriminant analysis. The tests studied—total and "direct" bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase, and aspartate aminotrans-ferase—correctly classified 45-73% of cases, depending on the homogeneity of the diagnostic groups. Aspartate aminotransferase and alkaline phosphatase were the best discriminators. When all tests were used in the most ho-mogeneous groups (tumors, cirrhosis, and hepatitis), there was a stepwise improvement in diagnostic accuracy from 51 to 73%.

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