Validation of fatty liver disease scoring systems for ultrasound diagnosed non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in adolescents. Issue 6 (June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wan, Fuzhen; Pan, Feng; Ayonrinde, Oyekoya T.; Adams, Leon A.; Mori, Trevor A.; Beilin, Lawrence J.; O'Sullivan, Therese A.; Olynyk, John K.; Oddy, Wendy H.
• Is Part Of: Digestive and liver disease. Volume 53:Issue 6(2021)
• Page Start: 746
• Page End: 752
• Publication Date: 2021-06
• Subjects: The raine study -- Adolescents -- Fatty liver/ultrasonography -- ROC Curve -- Calibration plot; ALT alanine aminotransferase -- AST aspartate aminotransferase -- AUC area under curve -- BMI body mass index -- CITL calibration in the large for model -- FLI fatty liver index -- GGT gamma-glutamyl transferase -- HSI hepatic steatosis index -- IQRs interquartile ranges -- LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol -- NAFLD nonalcoholic fatty liver disease -- NPV negative predictive value -- PPV positive predictive value -- RCT randomized controlled trial -- ROC receiver operating characteristic -- SFT skinfold thickness -- SLOPE calibration slope for model -- TG triglycerides -- WC waist circumference -- ZJU index Zhe Jiang University index; Digestive organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Liver -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 616.33005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2020.11.037
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1590-8658

Abstract

Abstract: Background and Aims: The incidence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing in young populations. However, there are inadequate data regarding diagnosis of NAFLD. We aimed to validate three scoring systems against a previous standard of suprailiac skinfold thickness for diagnosing NAFLD in population-based adolescents. Methods: Seventeen-year-old adolescents ( n = 899), participating in the Raine Study, attended a cross-sectional follow-up. NAFLD was diagnosed using liver ultrasound. Scores for Fatty liver index (FLI), Hepatic Steatosis Index (HSI) and Zhejiang University index (ZJU index) were calculated. Diagnostic accuracy of these diagnostic tests was evaluated through discrimination and calibration. Results: NAFLD was diagnosed 9% in males and 15% in females. The three scoring systems demonstrated better discrimination performance for NAFLD in males (AUC was FLI:0.82, HSI: 0.83 and ZJU index: 0.83) compared to females (AUC was FLI: 0.67, HSI: 0.67 and ZJU index: 0.67). Suprailiac skinfold performed better than the scoring systems (overall AUC: 0.82; male AUC:0.88; female AUC:0.73). FLI had best calibration performance. Conclusion: Suprailiac skinfold thickness was a better predictor of ultrasound-diagnosed NAFLD than the three diagnostic scoring systems investigated. The higher performance characteristics of the algorithmic scoring systems in males compared with females may have implications for use in population assessments.