Table 5.
Results of the receiver operating characteristic curve analyses of TyG-BMI and TyG-WC for predicting NAFLD in subgroups of age and BMI
| AUC | 95%CI low | 95%CI upp | Best threshold | Specificity | Sensitivity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TyG-BMI | ||||||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| > 60 | 0.8247 | 0.7778 | 0.8715 | 196.7369 | 0.7956 | 0.7531 |
| 46–60 | 0.8440 | 0.8311 | 0.8569 | 196.4398 | 0.7978 | 0.7271 |
| 31–45 | 0.9090 | 0.9015 | 0.9164 | 189.6580 | 0.8057 | 0.8714 |
| 18–30 | 0.9258 | 0.8908 | 0.9608 | 172.4438 | 0.7599 | 0.9268 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||||||
| ≥ 28 | 0.7150 | 0.6696 | 0.7604 | 254.8981 | 0.7296 | 0.6000 |
| ≥ 24, < 28 | 0.7070 | 0.6876 | 0.7264 | 216.5987 | 0.7008 | 0.5998 |
| < 24 | 0.8457 | 0.8335 | 0.8579 | 178.0661 | 0.7658 | 0.7776 |
| TyG-WC | ||||||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| > 60 | 0.7942 | 0.7439 | 0.8445 | 685.9048 | 0.7537 | 0.7037 |
| 46–60 | 0.8426 | 0.8298 | 0.8554 | 666.8453 | 0.7436 | 0.7818 |
| 31–45 | 0.9080 | 0.9006 | 0.9154 | 625.1197 | 0.7995 | 0.8621 |
| 18–30 | 0.9393 | 0.9110 | 0.9676 | 619.1378 | 0.8493 | 0.9024 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||||||
| ≥ 28 | 0.7346 | 0.6891 | 0.7800 | 806.3716 | 0.7547 | 0.6186 |
| ≥ 24, < 28 | 0.7099 | 0.6906 | 0.7292 | 711.0072 | 0.6313 | 0.6988 |
| < 24 | 0.8528 | 0.8413 | 0.8643 | 620.9366 | 0.7500 | 0.8153 |
Abbreviations: AUC area under the curve; other abbreviations as in Table 1