Predictive Value of Adiposity Level, Metabolic Syndrome, and Insulin Resistance for the Risk of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Diagnosis in Obese Children

Table 4

Diagnostic value of analysed variables in NAFLD prediction.

Variable	Symbol	AUC (95% CI)	Cut point	Sensitivity	Specificity	SE
Total cholesterol	Tch	0.660 (0.557–0.764)	197 mg/dl	44.9%	80.7%	0.053
Triglycerides	TG	0.713 (0.614–0.813)	161 mg/dl	61.2%	75.4%	0.051
Glucose in 120 min of OGTT	glu 120	0.654 (0.548–0.759)	112 mg/dl	70.2%	56.4%	0.054
Fasting insulin	ins 0	0.829 (0.746–0.911)	18.9 μIU/ml	75%	87.3 %	0.042
Insulin in 120 min of OGTT	ins 120	0.666 (0.559–0.772)	129 μIU/ml	38.3%	90.9%	0.054
Insulin resistance	HOMA-IR	0.817 (0.733–0.901)	4.089	70.8%	83.6%	0.043