Title: The Association between Healthy Eating Index-2015 with Anthropometric,
Cardiometabolic and Hepatic Indices among Patients with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Version: 4 Date: 12 Mar 2024
Reviewer's report:
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OBJECTIVE - Full research articles: is there a clear objective that addresses one or several
testable research questions? (Brief or other article types: is there a clear objective?)
Yes - there is a clear objective
DESIGN - Is the current approach (including controls and analysis protocols) appropriate for
the objective?
No - there are minor issues
EXECUTION - Are the experiments and analyses performed with sufficient technical rigor to
allow confidence in the results?
Yes - experiments and analyses were performed appropriately
STATISTICS - Is the use of statistics in the manuscript appropriate?
Yes - appropriate statistical analyses have been used in the study
INTERPRETATION - Is the current interpretation/discussion of the results reasonable and not
overstated?
Yes - the author's interpretation is reasonable
OVERALL MANUSCRIPT POTENTIAL - Has the author addressed your concerns sufficiently
for you to now recommend the work as a technically sound contribution? If not, can further
revisions be made to make the work technically sound?
Yes - current version is technically sound
PEER REVIEWER COMMENTS:
GENERAL COMMENTS: The authors have responded adequately to each of the concerns
raised in the previous evaluation of the manuscript and the changes to reflect their responses
have been made in the revised version of the paper. The overall impression is that the revised
manuscript is improved, specifically by the open acknowledgment of the limitations of the study.
The results reported in this manuscript are still viewed as confirmatory, with the novelty limited
to the population of study.
REQUESTED REVISIONS:
No further revisions are requested.
Title: The Association between Healthy Eating Index-2015 with Anthropometric,
Cardiometabolic and Hepatic Indices among Patients with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Version: 4 Date: 12 Mar 2024
Reviewer's report:
PEER REVIEWER ASSESSMENTS:
OBJECTIVE - Full research articles: is there a clear objective that addresses one or several
testable research questions? (Brief or other article types: is there a clear objective?)
Yes - there is a clear objective
DESIGN - Is the current approach (including controls and analysis protocols) appropriate for
the objective?
No - there are minor issues
EXECUTION - Are the experiments and analyses performed with sufficient technical rigor to
allow confidence in the results?
Yes - experiments and analyses were performed appropriately
STATISTICS - Is the use of statistics in the manuscript appropriate?
Yes - appropriate statistical analyses have been used in the study
INTERPRETATION - Is the current interpretation/discussion of the results reasonable and not
overstated?
Yes - the author's interpretation is reasonable
OVERALL MANUSCRIPT POTENTIAL - Has the author addressed your concerns sufficiently
for you to now recommend the work as a technically sound contribution? If not, can further
revisions be made to make the work technically sound?
Yes - current version is technically sound
PEER REVIEWER COMMENTS:
GENERAL COMMENTS: The authors have responded adequately to each of the concerns
raised in the previous evaluation of the manuscript and the changes to reflect their responses
have been made in the revised version of the paper. The overall impression is that the revised
manuscript is improved, specifically by the open acknowledgment of the limitations of the study.
The results reported in this manuscript are still viewed as confirmatory, with the novelty limited
to the population of study.
REQUESTED REVISIONS:
No further revisions are requested.
Please review this paper.
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Title: The Association between Healthy Eating Index-2015 with Anthropometric,
Cardiometabolic and Hepatic Indices among Patients with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Version: 4 Date: 12 Mar 2024
Reviewer's report:
PEER REVIEWER ASSESSMENTS:
OBJECTIVE - Full research articles: is there a clear objective that addresses one or several
testable research questions? (Brief or other article types: is there a clear objective?)
Yes - there is a clear objective
DESIGN - Is the current approach (including controls and analysis protocols) appropriate for
the objective?
No - there are minor issues
EXECUTION - Are the experiments and analyses performed with sufficient technical rigor to
allow confidence in the results?
Yes - experiments and analyses were performed appropriately
STATISTICS - Is the use of statistics in the manuscript appropriate?
Yes - appropriate statistical analyses have been used in the study
INTERPRETATION - Is the current interpretation/discussion of the results reasonable and not
overstated?
Yes - the author's interpretation is reasonable
OVERALL MANUSCRIPT POTENTIAL - Has the author addressed your concerns sufficiently
for you to now recommend the work as a technically sound contribution? If not, can further
revisions be made to make the work technically sound?
Yes - current version is technically sound
PEER REVIEWER COMMENTS:
GENERAL COMMENTS: The authors have responded adequately to each of the concerns
raised in the previous evaluation of the manuscript and the changes to reflect their responses
have been made in the revised version of the paper. The overall impression is that the revised
manuscript is improved, specifically by the open acknowledgment of the limitations of the study.
The results reported in this manuscript are still viewed as confirmatory, with the novelty limited
to the population of study.
REQUESTED REVISIONS:
No further revisions are requested.
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