Research Article

The Association between Metabolic Syndrome and Elevated Alanine Aminotransferase Levels in an Indigenous Population in Northern Taiwan: A Community-Based and Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

The areas under ROC curve (AUC) and sensitivity, specificity by the optimized cut-off points for ALT in predicting metabolic syndrome.

VariablesAUC (95% CI) valueCut-off pointSensitivitySpecificity

ALT (U/L)0.63 (0.58–0.68)<0.00120.5000.6430.559

ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ROC curve, receiver operating characteristic curve; CI, confidence interval.