Abstract:Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of NFS, APRI, BARD and BAAT four scoring systems in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in our hospital and to explore the diagnostic efficacy of combination of these systems. Methods The patients diagnosed with NAFLD in our hospital from July 2013 to September 2016 were enrolled. The clinical and laboratory parameters were measured. The scores of NFS, APRI, BARD and BAAT were calculated. The diagnostic value of these systems was evaluated with reference to histological results. Results In the 96 patients with NAFLD, 66 patients had hepatic fibrosis. The sensitivity and the specificity of the NFS system for diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis in the patients were 1.92% and 100% respectively. The sensitivity of APRI system was 7.58% and the specificity was 93.33%. The sensitivity of BAAT score and BARD score was 0.00% and 63.64% respectively and the specificity was 94.74% and 16.67% respectively. The sensitivity of NFS combined with APRI was 10.71% and the specificity was 90.00%. The sensitivity of BARD combined with BAAT was 76.36% and the specificity was 10.34%. Conclusions Because of high sensitivity, combination of BARD with BAAT can be used for initial screening of NAFLD. Single use of NFS or APRI has high specificity, so they can be used for further differential diagnosis of NAFLD.