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Table 4 Conventional variables used to predict hepatic steatosis in obese adolescents

From: A clinically relevant method to screen for hepatic steatosis in overweight adolescents: a cross sectional study

 

Point Estimate

95 % CI

MS 1 vs 0

1.05

0.16–7.05

MS 2 vs 0

2.09

0.33–13.26

MS 3 or 4 vs 0

8.34

1.16–60.0

Sex (M vs F)

4.40

1.64–11.83

AST (U/L) > 19

3.74

1.49–9.38

  1. MS metabolic syndrome count, AST aspartate transaminase
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