| Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | |
| MELD score (>11)3 | 86 | 82 |
| Discriminant function (>32)3 | 86 | 48 |
| GAHS (>9)4 | 54 | 89 |
| CP score C (this study) | 68 | 75 |
| MUST ⩾2 (this study) | 73 | 74 |
CP, Childs–Pugh; GAHS, Glasgow alcoholic hepatitis score; MELD, Mayo end-stage liver disease; MUST, malnutrition universal screening tool.