Table 3.
Pooled odds ratios of the risk factors for inadequate US examination.
| Meta-Analytic Summary Estimate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Risk Factor | Pooled Odds Ratio (95% CI) | I2 Statistics | p-Value |
| BMI (≥25 kg/m2) | 2.2 (1.12–4.24) | 58% | 0.03 |
| Age (≥60 years) | 1.1 (0.08–14.25) | 0% | 0.76 |
| Male | 1.5 (0.90–2.38) | 0% | 0.08 |
| Child-Pugh classification (B) * | 2.2 (1.10–4.37) | 0% | 0.04 |
| Hepatitis B | 1.1 (0.41–2.93) | 8% | 0.73 |
| NASH | 2.3 (1.07–4.84) | 33% | 0.04 |
| Alcohol-related | 1.7 (0.06–44.91) | 43% | 0.29 |
| ALT > 40 (U/L) | 1.0 (0.11–8.96) | 0% | 1.00 |
| MELD score (≥11) | 1.9 (0.02–179.92) | 73% | 0.32 |
* Compared with Child–Pugh classification A. US, ultrasound; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; NASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; MELD, model for end-stage liver disease.