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Table 3 Selection of optimal cut-off values and diagnostic ranges for FLI and BMI

From: Validation of non-invasive indicators in the screening of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: a cross-sectional study among Uighurs in rural Xinjiang

Index

Cut-off value

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

LR+

LR-

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

Youden

FLI

        

 Men

30

94.03

53.21

2.01

0.11

27.44

97.93

0.465

 

45

84.83

69.57

2.79

0.22

34.43

96.06

0.544

 

50

79.94

74.05

3.08

0.27

36.72

95.15

0.540

 Women

30

89.51

60.30

2.25

0.17

32.02

96.52

0.498

 

45

80.11

74.23

3.11

0.27

39.35

94.70

0.543

 

50

75.09

77.87

3.39

0.32

41.44

93.74

0.530

BMI

        

 Men

27.4

78.47

76.30

3.31

0.28

37.95

94.94

0.548

 Women

28.0

79.56

75.41

3.23

0.27

40.31

94.64

0.550

  1. FLI fatty liver index, BMI body mass index, LR+ positive likelihood ratio, LR- negative likelihood ratio, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value