Clinical Study

Effects of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors on Liver Fibrosis in HIV and Hepatitis C Coinfection

Table 3

Comparison of continuous fibrosis scores between groups at one year and three years (univariate analysis).

IndicesControl groupACE-I/ARB groupP value

Mean APRI scores at one year ± SD1.16 ± 1.421.30 ± 1.430.76
Mean APRI scores at three years ± SD1.17 ± 1.401.33 ± 1.570.87
Mean FIB4 scores at one year ± SD3.57 ± 3.494.21 ± 4.020.36
Mean FIB4 scores at three years ± SD3.53 ± 3.364.72 ± 4.720.38
Mean Forns scores at one year ± SD7.01 ± 2.437.93 ± 1.960.14
Mean Forns scores at three years ± SD6.83 ± 2.279.31 ± 1.36<0.001