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Table 4 AUC of TyG-BMI, TyG-WC, TyG, BMI, WC, ALT, and TG/HDL-C for diagnosing NAFLD

From: Triglyceride glucose-waist circumference: the optimum index to screen nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in non-obese adults

Variables

AUC

95%CI low

95%CI upp

Best threshold

Specificity

Sensitivity

TyG

0.746

0.723

0.769

8.598

0.714

0.662

TyG-BMI

0.789

0.768

0.810

219.810

0.698

0.751

TyG-WC

0.806

0.785

0.826

791.135

0.737

0.746

TG/HDL

0.725

0.701

0.749

2.184

0.716

0.635

ALT

0.628

0.602

0.654

19.500

0.718

0.470

BMI

0.725

0.702

0.748

25.050

0.595

0.746

WC

0.765

0.743

0.787

90.650

0.666

0.746

  1. TyG Ln[TG (mg/dL) × FPG (mg/dL)/2], TyG-BMI TyG × BMI, TyG-WC TyG × WC, TG/HDL-c ration of TG to HDL-c, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, AUC area under curve
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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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