Table 1.
Basic characteristics of included studies
| Author | Year | Country | Diagnostic methods | Control source | Race | Cases number | Control number | Cut-off | TP | FP | FN | TN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cen | 2020 | China | Ultrasonographic | Non-MAFLD | Asian | 6261 | 10,207 | 1.59 | 4414 | 3205 | 1847 | 7002 |
| Fedchuk | 2014 | France | Biopsy | Non-MAFLD | European | 241 | 83 | 1.25 | 190 | 7 | 51 | 76 |
| Fu | 2019 | America | Computed tomography | Non-MAFLD | European | 40 | 67 | 1.46 | 35 | 42 | 5 | 25 |
| Keskinler | 2020 | Turkey | Biopsy | Healthy | European | 57 | 57 | 1.78 | 45 | 16 | 12 | 41 |
| Li | 2017 | China | Ultrasonographic | Non-MAFLD | Asian | 7324 | 12,480 | 1.89 | 4988 | 4152 | 2336 | 8328 |
| Lin | 2021 | China | Ultrasonographic | Non-MAFLD | Asian | 354 | 410 | - | 293 | 192 | 61 | 218 |
| Musso | 2012 | Italy | Ultrasonographic | Healthy | European | 41 | 82 | 1.9 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 59 |
| Ortega | 2019 | Mexico | Ultrasonographic | Non-MAFLD | European | 36 | 158 | 2.33 | 28 | 75 | 8 | 83 |
| Vassilatou | 2018 | Greece | Ultrasonographic | Non-MAFLD | European | 132 | 158 | - | 85 | 34 | 47 | 124 |
Rank by the beginning letter of the first authors
Abbreviations: TP True positive value, FP False positive value, FN False negative value, TN True negative value, MAFLD metabolic-associated fatty liver disease.