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Table 7 Diagnostic value of the TyG-BMI from the external verification data

From: The triglyceride glucose-body mass index: a non-invasive index that identifies non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the general Japanese population

 

Low cutoff point

(< 182.2)

Indeterminate

(182.2–224.0)

High cutoff point

(> 224.0)

Total

Total

96453

77897

9380

183730

Non-NAFLD

94958

59911

3374

158243

NAFLD

1495

17986

6006

25487

Sensitivity

94.1%

 

23.6%

 

Specificity

60.0%

 

97.9%

 

PPV

27.5%

 

64.0%

 

NPV

98.5%

 

88.8%

 

PLR

2.35

 

11.05

 

NLR

0.098

 

0.78

 

Interpretation

Absence of NALFD (98.5% certainty)

 

Presence of NAFLD (64% certainty)

 
  1. PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value, PLR positive likelihood ratio, NLR negative likelihood ratio, TyG-BMI triglyceride glucose-body mass index