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Table 4 Diagnostic performance of retinoic acid and NAFLD score in differentiation between the studied groups

From: Comparison between NAFLD fibrosis score and retinoic acid serum level in NAFLD

Group

Variable

AUC

SE

P

95% CI

Cut-off

Group 1 from group 3

Retinoic

0.920

0.038

< 0.001a

0.845–0.995

≤ 120.0

Score

0.785

0.063

0.006a

0.662–0.908

≥− 3.25

Group 2 from group 1

Retinoic

0.912

0.030

< 0.001a

0.852–0.971

≤ 87.0

Score

0.942

0.025

< 0.001a

0.893–0.991

≥− 0.10

  1. AUC area under curve, SE standard error, CI confidence interval, Group 1 simple steatosis and normal ALT, Group 2 NASH and high ALT, Group 3 control group
  2. aSignificant