Comparison of hepatic steatosis index as noninvasive diagnostic tool and liver ultrasound for non-alcoholic steatosis in the adult population Hepatic steatosis index for non-alcoholic steatosis diagnosis
Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench,
Vol. 15 No. 4 (2022),
3 Mehr 2022
https://doi.org/10.22037/ghfbb.v15i4.2480
Abstract
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate hepatic steatosis index (HSI) as a non-invasive tool in diagnosing and predicting NASH and to compare it with abdominal ultrasound as the gold standard tool.
Background: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a type of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with inflammation which can progress to liver cirrhosis. Rapid and valid screening can remarkably prevent the progression of this disease.
Methods: A total of 464 people were included in the present study based on inclusion criteria. Patients were evaluated for (BMI), AST, ALT, and ALP indices. The liver echogenicity of patients was evaluated by abdominal ultrasound technique, and patients were classified.
Results: The results showed that out of 464 people included in the study, 32.33% represented fatty liver. It was found that 79.1% of patients were female. There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of age. Furthermore, it was found that ALT, AST, and ALP levels were significantly increased in the two groups of patients compared to the control group. It was determined that out of 150 patients, 75.3% were grade I and 24.7% were grade II NASH cases; no grade III cases were observed. The mean HSI for the NASH- group was 35.51±5.72 and for the NASH+ group was 42.84±5.70, a significant difference. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve also showed that the area under the curve (AUC) of HSI was 0.833 (95% CI, 0.796-0.870) for detecting NASH patients. At the cutoff point of > 37.0, the sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value (NPV), and positive predictive value (PPV) were 84.0% (95% CI, 77.2 -89.0), 70.1% (95% CI, 64.8 -74.9), 90.2%, and 57.3%, respectively. Pearson correlation showed a direct and significant correlation between ultrasound data and HSI values.
Conclusion: Overall, the present study results showed that HSI as a non-invasive and non-imaging tool can diagnose NASH.
- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Steatohepatitis
- Fatty Liver
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