Table 3.
ROC curves of six lipid ratios for the diagnosis of NAFLD in patients with new-onset T2DM.
AUC | 95% CI | P-Values | Youden index | Cut-off point | Sensitivity | Specificity | |
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TG/HDL-C | 0.732 | 0.696-0.769 | <0.001 | 0.339 | 1.405 | 0.738 | 0.601 |
TC/HDL-C | 0.683 | 0.644-0.721 | <0.001 | 0.289 | 5.175 | 0.575 | 0.714 |
FFA/HDL-C | 0.652 | 0.612-0.692 | <0.001 | 0.232 | 0.475 | 0.701 | 0.532 |
LDL-C/HDL-C | 0.656 | 0.616-0.696 | <0.001 | 0.245 | 3.485 | 0.569 | 0.675 |
UA/HDL-C | 0.667 | 0.627-0.706 | <0.001 | 0.275 | 360.2 | 0.514 | 0.761 |
APOB/APOA1 | 0.663 | 0.623-0.702 | <0.001 | 0.280 | 0.945 | 0.573 | 0.767 |
NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; TG/HDL-C, triglycerides to high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol ratio; TC/HDL-C, cholesterol to HDL-C ratio; FFA/HDL-C, free fatty acid to HDL-C ratio; UA/HDL-C, uric acid to HDL-C (UA/HDL-C) ratio; LDL-C/HDL-C, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol to HDL-C; APOB/A1, apolipoprotein B to apolipoprotein A1.