THE CORRELATION BETWEEN APRI SCORE AND CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE IN 300 SUBJECTS, ADMITTEDTO MEDICAL UNIT I, PMCH NAWABSHAH

JPUMHS;2024:14:03,38-43. http://doi.org/10.46536/jpumhs/2024/14.03.533

Abstract

BACKGROUND:Over the pastdecades, the number of people suffering from chronic liver disease CLD has reached epidemic levels with significant effects on the health and increase rates of morbidity and mortality. The Aspartate Aminotransferase to Platelet Ratio Index APRI scores areone of the cheap & non-invasive methods that can be used to assess liver fibrosis in chronic liver disease patients. The purpose of this study was to seek the relationship between degree of liver disease and APRI in patients admitted to Medical Unit I of Nawabshah PMCH. Methodology: This was a descriptive cross sectional study. The sample size contained 300 individuals who were admitted to Nawabsha Medical Unit I of PMCH with the diagnosis of CLD. The site of the study was the medical department of PMCH Nawabshah hospital. Data Collection and Analysis: Data was collected by using a self-administered and validated questionnaire. SPSS version 25 was applied to analyze the data and T-tests for independents were used. The results, of the 300 cases surveyed, revealed that out of the 300 cases, 169 56.33% were males and 131 43.77% were females. The age range of patients with CLD was 20 to 70 years.Tanul 52.88 anos de idad DE ± 12.67. Los promedios de los plaquetas fueron 81.5x103/ dμL SDE dimensiones 11.5x103/μL. La media del APRI fue 1.24 DE ± 0.67 y la media de la actividad de la enzima aminotransferasa aspartato ALT en suero fue 76.0 IU S