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. 2020 Feb 20;15(1):117–127. doi: 10.5009/gnl19301

Table 5.

Accuracy of the HSI and Other Variables to Diagnose Fatty Liver

Predictor AUROC 95% CI p-value
NAFLD
HSI 0.739 0.613–0.865 0.002
Age, yr 0.154 0.055–0.254 <0.001
Platelet count, ×109/L 0.886 0.793–0.978 <0.001
All HBV
HSI 0.727 0.649–0.805 <0.001
Age, yr 0.464 0.371–0.557 0.451
Platelet count, ×109/L 0.733 0.658–0.808 <0.001
HBV without AVT
HSI 0.779 0.651–0.907 0.001
Age, yr 0.394 0.250–0.537 0.194
Platelet count, ×109/L 0.679 0.538–0.821 0.029
HBV with AVT
HSI 0.707 0.608–0.805 0.001
Age, yr 0.465 0.341–0.589 0.563
Platelet count, ×109/L 0.744 0.652–0.835 <0.001

HSI, hepatic steatosis index; AUROC, area under the receiver operating characteristic curve; CI, confidence interval; NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; HBV, hepatitis B virus; AVT, antiviral therapy.