, ▁chron ic ▁he pat itis ▁C ▁or ▁B ▁with ▁H IV ▁co - in fection , ▁alco hol ic ▁li ver ▁dise ases ▁( ste atos is ▁and ▁ste ato he pat itis ), ▁and ▁non - al co hol ic ▁ste ato he pat itis ▁( di ab etes , ▁over weight , ▁hyper tr ig ly cer ide m ia , ▁hyper ch ol est ero lem ia , ▁hy pert ension ). ▁ ▁F ib ro Test ▁is ▁independent ▁of ▁eth nic ▁origin , ▁sex , ▁gen ot ype , ▁vir al ▁load , ▁trans amin ases ▁or ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁com orb id ities . ▁The ▁test ▁has ▁been ▁valid ated ▁in ▁those ▁over ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 5 ▁years , ▁children , ▁people ▁with ▁chron ic ▁kid ney ▁disease ▁or ▁kid ney ▁trans plant ation , ▁hem oph ilia cs , ▁patients ▁with ▁chron ic ▁infl am mat ory ▁disease , ▁and ▁the ▁general ▁population . ▁ ▁The ▁tests ▁are ▁not ▁applicable ▁in ▁ 1 ▁to ▁ 5 % ▁of ▁cases . ▁These ▁cases ▁can ▁be ▁detected ▁by ▁labor atory ▁safety ▁algorithms ▁and ▁when ▁detected ▁they ▁are ▁indicated ▁on ▁the ▁results ▁sheet : ▁▁ ▁Ac ute ▁he pat it ides , ▁e . g ., ▁ac ute ▁vir al ▁he pat itis ▁A , ▁B , ▁C , ▁D , ▁E ; ▁drug - indu ced ▁he pat itis ▁ ▁Ext ra he p atic ▁ch ol est asis , ▁e . g ., ▁pan cre