Title: Predictive factors for metabolic syndrome in patients with Metabolic dysfunction-
associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)
Version: 0 Date: 19 May 2025
Reviewer:  Michael Dwinata
Reviewer's report:
Since the design was cross sectional study, we cannot really determine the causality or predictors
for an outcome.
I understand that you use GAM model to resolve this, but I saw that the nonlinearity result was
significant. You said that it was confirmed further with logistic regression analysis. Could you
give more data about this and convice that the final result of analysis can infer causality between
the 4 variables to the outcome?
Please also give the predictive model that you mention to measure the AUC
Title: Predictive factors for metabolic syndrome in patients with Metabolic dysfunction-
associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)
Version: 0 Date: 19 May 2025
Reviewer:  Michael Dwinata
Reviewer's report:
Since the design was cross sectional study, we cannot really determine the causality or predictors
for an outcome.
I understand that you use GAM model to resolve this, but I saw that the nonlinearity result was
significant. You said that it was confirmed further with logistic regression analysis. Could you
give more data about this and convice that the final result of analysis can infer causality between
the 4 variables to the outcome?
Please also give the predictive model that you mention to measure the AUC
Please review this paper.
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Title: Predictive factors for metabolic syndrome in patients with Metabolic dysfunction-
associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)
Version: 0 Date: 19 May 2025
Reviewer:  Michael Dwinata
Reviewer's report:
Since the design was cross sectional study, we cannot really determine the causality or predictors
for an outcome.
I understand that you use GAM model to resolve this, but I saw that the nonlinearity result was
significant. You said that it was confirmed further with logistic regression analysis. Could you
give more data about this and convice that the final result of analysis can infer causality between
the 4 variables to the outcome?
Please also give the predictive model that you mention to measure the AUC
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