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Table 8 Results of receiver operating characteristic curve analysis for fibrosis

From: Relationship between body composition and the histology of non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease: a cross‐sectional study

 

AU(ROC)

Cutoff level

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

Diagnostic accuracy (%)

P-value

Fat mass (kg)

0.66

26.3

50

79.3

90.9

27.7

55.7

< 0.01

BFMI (kg/m2)

0.68

7.44

81.7

44.8

86

37.1

74.5

< 0.01

Visceral fat area (cm2)

0.67

113.9

78.3

51.7

86.2

36.6

73.1

< 0.01

SMI/BFMI

0.71

0.87

78.3

55.2

87.9

38.1

73.8

< 0.01

  1. AU(ROC), area under receiver operating characteristic curve; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; BFMI, body fat mass index; SMI, skeletal muscle index
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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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