Table 4

Diagnostic value of SteatoTest for predicting liver steatosis greater than 5%.

Cut-off
Sensitivity
Specificity
Positive Predictive Value
Negative Predictive Value

Training Group N = 310


Prevalence = 45%

SteatoTest 0.30
0.91 (127/140)
0.45 (77/170)
0.58 (127/220)
0.86 (77/90)
SteatoTest 0.50
0.69 (97/140)
0.74 (126/170)
0.69 (97/141)
0.75 (126/169)
SteatoTest 0.70
0.45 (63/140)
0.89 (152/170)
0.78 (63/81)
0.66 (152/229)
GGT 50 IU/L
0.66 (92/140)
0.55 (94/170)
0.55 (92/168)
0.66 (94/142)
ALT 50 IU/L
0.77 (108/140)
0.35 (60/170)
0.50 (108/218)
0.65 (60/92)
Validation Group1 N = 171


Prevalence = 26%

SteatoTest 0.30
0.98 (44/45)
0.24 (30/126)
0.31 (44/140)
0.97 (30/31)
SteatoTest 0.50
0.89 (40/45)
0.58 (73/126)
0.43 (40/93)
0.94 (73/78)
SteatoTest 0.70
0.44 (20/45)
0.83 (105/126)
0.49 (20/41)
0.81 (105/130)
GGT 50 IU/L
0.62 (28/45)
0.61 (72/126)
0.34 (28/82)
0.81 (72/89)
ALT 50 IU/L
1.00 (45/45)
0.06 (8/126)
0.28 (45/163)
1.00 (8/8)
Validation Group 2 N = 201


Prevalence = 11%

SteatoTest 0.30
1.00 (22/22)
0.56 (100/179)
0.22 (22/101)
1.00 (100/100)
SteatoTest 0.50
0.68 (15/22)
0.79 (142/179)
0.29 (15/52)
0.95 (142/149)
SteatoTest 0.70
0.32 (7/22)
0.92 (165/179)
0.33 (7/21)
0.92 (165/180)
GGT 50 IU/L
0.09 (2/22)
0.97 (174/179)
0.29 (2/7)
0.90 (174/194)
ALT 50 IU/L
0.05 (1/22)
0.98 (176/179)
0.25 (1/3)
0.89 (176/197)
Validation Group 3 N = 62


Prevalence = 94%

SteatoTest 0.30
0.85 (49/58)
0.00 (0/4)
0.93 (49/53)
0.00 (0/9)
SteatoTest 0.50
0.62 (36/58)
1.00 (4/4)
1.00 (36/36)
0.15 (4/26)
SteatoTest 0.70
0.40 (23/58)
1.00 (4/4)
1.00 (23/23)
0.10 (4/39)
GGT 50 IU/L
0.90 (52/58)
0.00 (0/4)
0.93 (52/56)
0.00 (0/6)
ALT 50 IU/L
0.53 (31/58)
0.75 (3/4)
0.97 (31/32)
0.10 (3/30)
All Groups N = 884


Prevalence = 30%

SteatoTest 0.30
0.90 (238/265)
0.54 (336/619)
0.46 (238/521)
0.93 (336/363)
SteatoTest 0.50
0.72 (190/265)
0.75 (466/619)
0.55 (190/343)
0.86 (466/541)
SteatoTest 0.70
0.46 (122/265)
0.88 (546/619)
0.63 (122/195)
0.79 (546/689)
GGT 50 IU/L
0.66 (174/265)
0.76 (468/619)
0.54 (174/325)
0.84 (468/559)
ALT 50 IU/L
0.72 (185/265)
0.62 (382/619)
0.44 (185/422)
0.83 (382/462)

Poynard et al. Comparative Hepatology 2005 4:10   doi:10.1186/1476-5926-4-10