Table 2 Performance assessment of the noninvasive indices and models for the prediction of MAFLD in the NHANES cohort

METS-IR

0.846 (0.837–0.854)

0.818 (0.805–0.830)

0.717 (0.703–0.732)

0.748 (0.735–0.761)

0.793 (0.779–0.807)

40.887

TyG

0.746 (0.735–0.757)

0.727 (0.713–0.741)

0.640 (0.625–0.656)

0.675 (0.661–0.689)

0.695 (0.680–0.711)

8.497

TyG-BMI

0.850 (0.841–0.859)

0.819 (0.807–0.831)

0.727 (0.712–0.741)

0.755 (0.741–0.768)

0.796 (0.782–0.810)

240.222

TyG-WC

0.863 (0.855–0.871)

0.859 (0.848–0.870)

0.702 (0.687–0.717)

0.748 (0.735–0.760)

0.829 (0.816–0.842)

822.332

TyG-WtHR

0.853 (0.845–0.862)

0.810 (0.798–0.823)

0.740 (0.726–0.754)

0.762 (0.749–0.775)

0.791 (0.778–0.805)

5.066

HSI

0.835 (0.826–0.844)

0.799 (0.787–0.812)

0.722 (0.708–0.737)

0.747 (0.734–0.761)

0.778 (0.764–0.792)

37.131

VAI

0.741 (0.730–0.752)

0.711 (0.697–0.726)

0.658 (0.643–0.673)

0.681 (0.667–0.696)

0.689 (0.674–0.705)

1.494

FLI

0.859 (0.851–0.867)

0.839 (0.828–0.851)

0.714 (0.700-0.729)

0.751 (0.738–0.764)

0.812 (0.799–0.826)

49.405

LAP

0.834 (0.825–0.843)

0.787 (0.773-0.800)

0.725 (0.711–0.740)

0.746 (0.733–0.760)

0.768 (0.754–0.782)

45.180

ZJU

0.845 (0.836–0.854)

0.826 (0.814–0.838)

0.711 (0.696–0.726)

0.746 (0.733–0.759)

0.799 (0.786–0.813)

38.522

FSI

0.858 (0.850–0.867)

0.768 (0.755–0.782)

0.775 (0.761–0.789)

0.778 (0.765–0.792)

0.765 (0.751–0.779)

-1.068

K-NAFLD

0.838 (0.829–0.847)

0.771 (0.757–0.784)

0.748 (0.734–0.762)

0.759 (0.745–0.772)

0.760 (0.746–0.774)

-1.023