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. 2023 Feb 7;67(3):401–407. doi: 10.20945/2359-3997000000599

Table 2. Description of body adiposity markers to identify association with insulin resistance.

Markers AUC ± SE (CI 95%) Cutoff value Sensitivity% (CI 95%) Specificity% (CI 95%)
Waist Circumference (WC)
All patients (n = 128) 0.68 ± 0.05 (0.58-0.78) - - -
Women (n = 66) 0.62 ± 0.07 (0.48-0.77) 80.0 65.0 (43.3-81.0) 54.7 (39.9–68.8)
Men (n = 62) 0.76 ± 0.06 (0.61-0.86) 94.0 45.5 (26.9-65.3) 85.0 (70.9–92.9)
Waist-Height Ratio (WHtR)
All patients (n = 128) 0.70 ± 0.05 (0.60-0.79) 0.5 71.4 (56.43-82.8) 65.8 (55.3–75.1)
Women (n = 66) 0.66 ± 0.07 (0.52-0.80) 0.5 70.0 (48.1-85.5) 68.9 (54.3–80.5)
Men (n = 62) 0.74 ± 0.06 (0.61-0.86) 0.5 72.7 (51.8-86.9) 62.5 (47.0–75.8)
Conicity Index (CI)
All patients (n = 128) 0.72 ± 0.05 (0.62-0.82) 1.19 78.6 (64.1-88.3) 52.9 (42.4–63.2)
Women (n = 66) 0.64 ± 0.08 (0.48-0.80) 1.15 70.0 (48.1-85.4) 44.4 (30.9–58.8)
Men (n = 62) 0.79 ± 0.06 (0.68-0.90) 1.19 86.3 (66.6-95.2) 62.5 (47.0–75.8)
Lipid Accumulation Product (LAP)
All patients (n = 128) 0.70 ± 0.05 (0.61-0.79) 13.8 85.7 (72.1-93.3) 41.2 (31.3–51.8)
Women (n = 66) 0.62 ± 0.07 (0.48-0.77) 18.1 70.0 (48.1-85.4) 48.9 (34.9–63.0)
Men (n = 62) 0.80 ± 0.05 (0.69-0.91) 16.1 81.8 (61.5-92.7) 62.5 (47.0–75.8)
Body Mass Index (BMI)
All patients (n = 128) 0.62 ± 0.05 (0.51-0.72) 24.9 59.5 (44.5-72.9) 62.3 (51.7–71.9)
Women (n = 66) 0.58 ± 0.08 (0.43-0.74) 24.9 50.0 (29.9-70.1) 64.4 (49.8–76.8)
Men (n = 62) 0.65 ± 0.07 (0.50-0.79) 24.9 68.2 (47.3-83.6) 60.0 (44.6–73.6)

This analysis included individuals more insulin resistant (tertile 1). The cutoff values of WC, BMI and WHtR were based on values already described in the literature and cutoff values of CI and LAP were chosen according to sensibility and specificity analysis. AUC: area under the curve. Comparisons between AUC (all patients) of body adiposity markers: WC vs. WHtR (p = 0.50), WC vs. CI (p = 0.21), WC vs. LAP (p = 0.63), WC vs. BMI (p = 0.09), WHtR vs. CI (p = 0.62), WHtR vs. LAP (p = 0.87), WHtR vs. BMI (p < 0.01), CI vs. LAP (p = 0.74), CI vs. BMI (p = 0.09), and LAP vs. BMI (p = 0.07).