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Table 3 Diagnostic performance of CAP for hepatic steatosis grades (S0-S3)

From: Quick assessment with controlled attenuation parameter for hepatic steatosis in children based on MRI-PDFF as the gold standard

 

Cutoff (dB/m)

Sensitivity (%, 95% CI)

Specificity (%, 95% CI)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

AUC (95% CI)

S0 vs. S1-S3 (≥6%)

241

98.7 (92.9–100.0)

80.0 (44.4–97.5)

96.2

87.5

0.941 (0.868–0.980)

S0-S1 vs. S2-S3 (≥17.5%)

299

80.4 (66.9–90.2)

51.4 (34.0–68.6)

70.0

65.4

0.734 (0.627–0.823)

S0-S2 vs. S3 (≥23.3%)

303

81.1 (64.8–92.0)

57.1 (42.2–71.2)

57.7

79.4

0.752 (0.647–0.839)

  1. Notes: CAP, controlled attenuation parameter; CI, confidence interval; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; AUC, area under the curve
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