Title: Prevalence, characteristics, and risk factors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in North
East of Iran: a population-based study
Version: 2 Date: 10 Jun 2024
Reviewer:  Habibollah Rahimi
Reviewer's report:
Thank you for making requested revisions, here you can find the reviewer' comments on them.
1- In the results section_ table 5; please make it clear to the readers what is dependent variable in
model before. Moreover, it seems the authors have used the grades of  NAFLD as the dependent
variable; in this case since you should apply ordinal regression model, not Logistic model. In
both tables, please check multicollinearity.
Reviewer's response; Accepted
Further comments
1. In the results section_ Association of clinically important; Please clarify to the readers that
what are grades of dependent variable in the model, is that included healthy not-NAFLD cases
or not. Please write it.
Reviewer's response; Accepted
2. In the results section_ table 3; please explain the reason of using 3 different model concurrently
whilst according to the statistical standpoint, you should recruit backward or forward model
building approach and adopt just a model with the best goodness-of-fit. Moreover, the BMI
variable has been used in model with two scales; you should only use one of them. Finally,
present the measure of association in Odds Ratio.
Reviewer's response; Accepted
3. In the discussion section; the authors have pointed to Tables and presented some findings
again, it is not usual in discussion section, please remove them and onlu summarize main
findings in the first paragraph.
Reviewer's response; Accepted
Sincerely,
Title: Prevalence, characteristics, and risk factors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in North
East of Iran: a population-based study
Version: 2 Date: 10 Jun 2024
Reviewer:  Habibollah Rahimi
Reviewer's report:
Thank you for making requested revisions, here you can find the reviewer' comments on them.
1- In the results section_ table 5; please make it clear to the readers what is dependent variable in
model before. Moreover, it seems the authors have used the grades of  NAFLD as the dependent
variable; in this case since you should apply ordinal regression model, not Logistic model. In
both tables, please check multicollinearity.
Reviewer's response; Accepted
Further comments
1. In the results section_ Association of clinically important; Please clarify to the readers that
what are grades of dependent variable in the model, is that included healthy not-NAFLD cases
or not. Please write it.
Reviewer's response; Accepted
2. In the results section_ table 3; please explain the reason of using 3 different model concurrently
whilst according to the statistical standpoint, you should recruit backward or forward model
building approach and adopt just a model with the best goodness-of-fit. Moreover, the BMI
variable has been used in model with two scales; you should only use one of them. Finally,
present the measure of association in Odds Ratio.
Reviewer's response; Accepted
3. In the discussion section; the authors have pointed to Tables and presented some findings
again, it is not usual in discussion section, please remove them and onlu summarize main
findings in the first paragraph.
Reviewer's response; Accepted
Sincerely,
Please review this paper.
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Title: Prevalence, characteristics, and risk factors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in North
East of Iran: a population-based study
Version: 2 Date: 10 Jun 2024
Reviewer:  Habibollah Rahimi
Reviewer's report:
Thank you for making requested revisions, here you can find the reviewer' comments on them.
1- In the results section_ table 5; please make it clear to the readers what is dependent variable in
model before. Moreover, it seems the authors have used the grades of  NAFLD as the dependent
variable; in this case since you should apply ordinal regression model, not Logistic model. In
both tables, please check multicollinearity.
Reviewer's response; Accepted
Further comments
1. In the results section_ Association of clinically important; Please clarify to the readers that
what are grades of dependent variable in the model, is that included healthy not-NAFLD cases
or not. Please write it.
Reviewer's response; Accepted
2. In the results section_ table 3; please explain the reason of using 3 different model concurrently
whilst according to the statistical standpoint, you should recruit backward or forward model
building approach and adopt just a model with the best goodness-of-fit. Moreover, the BMI
variable has been used in model with two scales; you should only use one of them. Finally,
present the measure of association in Odds Ratio.
Reviewer's response; Accepted
3. In the discussion section; the authors have pointed to Tables and presented some findings
again, it is not usual in discussion section, please remove them and onlu summarize main
findings in the first paragraph.
Reviewer's response; Accepted
Sincerely,
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