Table 4 Predictive performance of key metabolic indicators for MAFLD, abnormal FBG, and their coexistence.

From: The association of multiple metabolic disorders with the severity of fasting blood glucose and hepatic steatosis in a Chinese population with MAFLD: a cross-sectional study of over 3000 participants

 

Optimal Cut-off

For MAFLD & Abnormal FBG (Primary Outcome)

For MAFLD Alone

For Abnormal FBG Alone

AUC (95% CI)

AUC (95% CI)

AUC (95% CI)

BMI(kg/m2)

24.835

0.906 (0.888–0.923)

0.873 (0.858–0.888)

0.638 (0.613–0.663)

SBP (mmHg)

132.5

0.777 (0.750–0.805)

0.653 (0.628–0.678)

TG (mmol/L)

1.655

0.795 (0.768–0.821)

0.740 (0.719–0.762)

0.629 (0.603–0.655)

ALT(IU/L)

27.5

0.749 (0.720–0.778)

0.720 (0.697–0.743)

0.588 (0.561–0.614)

  1. AUC, area under the curve; CI, confidence interval.
  2. A dash (-) indicates that SBP was not a significant predictor for MAFLD alone in the final model (as per the binary logistic regression analysis).
  3. Supplementary Table S1. Post Hoc Pairwise Comparisons of FBG Across Hepatic Steatosis Grades.