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Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2012; 18(13): 1508-1516
Published online Apr 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i13.1508
Table 2 The role of the criteria of the metabolic syndrome in detecting or diagnosing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in obese or non-obese population
MenWomen
Sensitivity 5 criteria of the metabolic syndromeTotal %Obese %Non-obese %P valueTotal %Obese %Non-obese %P value
Increased abdominal circumference31.4055.305.80< 0.00162.1087.6036.30< 0.001
Elevated fasting glucose level49.1052.1045.900.00836.8042.2031.300.013
Elevated blood pressure34.7044.1024.60< 0.00131.9041.5022.30< 0.001
Decreased HDL cholesterol level44.1049.1038.80< 0.00150.4056.6044.100.006
Elevated triglyceride level35.2041.0028.90< 0.00117.9020.5015.200.15
Elevated ALT (ALT > 30 IU/L)47.9059.2035.80< 0.00117.7024.0011.30< 0.001
MS defined by rNCEP-ATP III33.2048.6016.80< 0.00132.5045.0019.90< 0.001
MS defined by IDF21.0038.102.70< 0.00129.6043.4015.60< 0.001
At least 1 criterion84.8092.3076.80< 0.00186.6096.1077.00< 0.001
At least 2 criteria61.0074.2046.90< 0.00161.1077.5044.50< 0.001
At least 1 criterion or elevated ALT90.4096.2084.20< 0.00187.4096.9079.70< 0.001
Specificity
5 criteria of the metabolic syndrome
Increased abdominal circumference94.8064.5099.00< 0.00189.6033.1093.00< 0.001
Elevated fasting glucose level73.4057.7075.50< 0.00190.9078.0091.70< 0.001
Elevated blood pressure83.6068.8085.70< 0.00192.3074.4093.40< 0.001
Decreased HDL cholesterol level76.9062.2078.90< 0.00180.3061.0081.50< 0.001
Elevated triglyceride level89.7081.7090.80< 0.00198.1093.4098.40< 0.001
Elevated ALT (ALT > 30 IU/L)90.6079.6092.10< 0.00198.0094.8098.20< 0.001
MS defined by rNCEP-ATP III93.6077.3095.90< 0.00197.5081.0098.50< 0.001
MS defined by IDF97.8084.5099.70< 0.00198.1083.6099.00< 0.001
At least 1 criterion46.9015.9051.10< 0.00164.2013.8067.20< 0.001
At least 2 criteria79.4049.7083.40< 0.00190.0049.2092.40< 0.001
At least 1 criterion or elevated ALT44.3014.2048.40< 0.00163.2013.1065.40< 0.001