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. 2015 Oct 8;15:151. doi: 10.1186/s12887-015-0465-x

Table 4.

Conventional variables used to predict hepatic steatosis in obese adolescents

Point Estimate 95 % CI
MS 1 vs 0 1.05 0.16–7.05
MS 2 vs 0 2.09 0.33–13.26
MS 3 or 4 vs 0 8.34 1.16–60.0
Sex (M vs F) 4.40 1.64–11.83
AST (U/L) > 19 3.74 1.49–9.38

MS metabolic syndrome count, AST aspartate transaminase