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. 2015 Nov 1;15(18):1–45.

Table 12:

Accuracy of CAP Versus Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Liver Steatosis, by Histological Steatosis Stage

Author, Year Study Details Results
  Population Steatosis Stage Studies (Patients), n AUROC (95% CI) Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI)
Shi et al, 2014 (41) Multiple diseasesa ≥ S1 8 (NR) 0.85 (0.81–0.88) 0.78 (0.69–0.84) 0.79 (0.68–0.86)
    ≥ S2 7 (NR) 0.88 (0.85–0.91) 0.85 (0.75–0.92) 0.79 (0.71–0.85)
    ≥ S3 7 (NR) 0.87 (0.84–0.90) 0.83 (0.76–0.89) 0.79 (0.68–0.87)

Abbreviations: AUROC, area under the receiving operator characteristic; CAP, controlled attenuation parameter; CI, confidence interval; NR, not reported.

a

Aggregate results compiling multiple causes of liver diseases as reported in original studies; summary of included diseases provided in Table 2.