The PPV and NPV were 80% and 79% in predicting patients with ≥F2 hepatic fibrosis when the cut-off level of YKL-40 was 186.4 ng/mL, and were 73% and 78% in predicting patients with cirrhosis when the cut-off level was 284.8 ng/mL. Here, CHI3L1 is linked to Hepatic fibrosis.