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Table 4.

Identifying obese individuals using anthropometric indices

Anthropometric indices	Sensitivity	Specificity	AUC	se	P	95 % CI
Anthropometric indices	Sensitivity	Specificity	AUC	se	P	Lower	Higher
Traditional
Waist circumference [WC3]	0·71	0·77	0·79	0·05	<0·001	0·68	0·89
Waist to height ratio	0·77	0·81	0·86	0·04	<0·001	0·77	0·95
Body mass index	0·66	0·74	0·71	0·06	0·001	0·60	0·83
Alternate
A body shape index⁽²⁰⁾	0·69	0·74	0·73	0·06	<0·001	0·62	0·84
A body roundness index⁽²¹⁾	0·77	0·81	0·86	0·04	<0·001	0·77	0·95
A body adiposity index⁽²²⁾	0·80	0·75	0·83	0·05	<0·001	0·74	0·92
Proposed
Body fat index (Model 3)	0·82	0·92	0·91	0·03	<0·001	0·85	0·98

Obesity was defined as percent body fat >25 % for males and >30 % for females.

(Model 3) Model includes race, sex, age, height, weight, waist circumference.

AUC, area under the curve; WC3, waist circumference measured at the superior border of the iliac crest (WC3 was used to calculated waist to height ratio, a body shape index, body roundness index, and body fat index).