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. 2023 Jun 30;15(13):2974. doi: 10.3390/nu15132974

Table 2.

Definition of cut-off points for body fat percentage, fat mass index and body mass index in adults from Pelotas (RS), 2012/2013, and from Ribeirão Preto (SP), 2016/2017.

Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Adults from Pelotas (30 Years of Age) Adults from Ribeirão Preto (37–39 Years of Age)
Men Women Men Women
BF% FMI
(kg/m2)
BMI
(kg/m2)
BF% FMI
(kg/m2)
BMI
(kg/m2)
BF% FMI
(kg/m2)
BMI
(kg/m2)
BF% FMI
(kg/m2)
BMI
(kg/m2)
Blood pressure 1Pelotas (1735 men and 1780 women) and Ribeirão Preto (808 men and 887 women)
Cut-off 25.5 6.7 26.4 39.1 10.4 26.4 26.1 7.5 28.3 40.5 11.6 28.6
Sensitivity (%) 61.1 62.8 64.2 61.6 62.0 61.6 61.6 62.8 64.5 67.5 67.9 68.4
Specificity (%) 61.1 61.5 63.3 60.2 62.0 61.5 60.4 62.2 62.5 67.2 67.8 66.3
AUC (95%CI) 0.652
(0.626;0.678)
0.668
(0.642;0.694)
0.680
(0.654;0.705)
0.647
(0.609;0.686)
0.652
(0.614;0.691)
0.653
(0.614;0.692)
0.651
(0.614;0.689)
0.666
(0.629;0.703)
0.672
(0.636;0.709)
0.729
(0.690;0.767)
0.745
(0.707;0.783)
0.746
(0.708;0.784)
Discriminant Power (AUC) Acceptable Acceptable
Blood glucose 2Pelotas (1717 men and 1771 women) and Ribeirão Preto (805 men and 887 women)
Cut-off 26.3 7.0 26.8 38.4 10.0 25.9 26.6 7.6 28.6 39.7 11.2 28.1
Sensitivity (%) 59.3 59.3 59.3 56.8 56.8 56.3 56.5 56.9 57.7 60.1 60.1 58.6
Specificity (%) 58.2 59.0 58.8 55.7 56.6 56.2 55.8 55.1 56.2 59.8 59.9 57.9
AUC (95%CI) 0.609
(0.577;0.642)
0.617
(0.585;0.650)
0.618
(0.585;0.650)
0.597
(0.557;0.637)
0.596
(0.555;0.636)
0.587
(0.546;0.629)
0.592
(0.550;0.635)
0.593
(0.550;0.636)
0.581
(0.537;0.624)
0.636
(0.594;0.678)
0.640
(0.598;0.683)
0.633
(0.589;0.676)
Discriminant Power (AUC) Low Low
Triglycerides 3Pelotas (1717 men and 1771 women) and Ribeirão Preto (803 men and 886 women)
Cut-off 26.9 7.2 27.1 39.6 10.6 26.9 26.3 7.3 28.4 40.0 11.5 28.5
Sensitivity (%) 64.9 65.8 65.4 62.3 62.3 63.4 61.0 63.6 61.2 61.1 61.7 62.3
Specificity (%) 64.4 64.5 64.3 61.6 62.2 63.0 60.8 62.0 60.4 59.9 61.6 60.6
AUC (95%CI) 0.697
(0.670;0.724)
0.708
(0.681;0.735)
0.702
(0.674;0.729)
0.684
(0.645;0.724)
0.693
(0.652;0.733)
0.684
(0.641;0.727)
0.650
(0.612;0.688)
0.661
(0.624;0.698)
0.654
(0.616;0.691)
0.655
(0.611;0.698)
0.662
(0.619;0.706)
0.657
(0.612;0.702)
Discriminant Power (AUC) Acceptable Acceptable
Total cholesterol 4Pelotas (1717 men and 1771 women) and Ribeirão Preto (803 men and 886 women)
Cut-off 25.2 6.5 26.3 37.4 9.5 25.4 26.3 7.6 28.4 39.3 11.0 27.8
Sensitivity (%) 61.2 61.6 59.3 57.4 57.5 55.2 59.6 61.0 58.8 59.6 59.6 57.1
Specificity (%) 61.2 61.2 58.2 56.5 57.4 55.1 59.2 60.8 57.9 59.6 58.9 56.8
AUC (95%CI) 0.655
(0.629;0.680)
0.652
(0.626;0.678)
0.626
(0.599;0.652)
0.600
(0.573;0.626)
0.595
(0.568;0.621)
0.583
(0.556;0.609)
0.631
(0.593;0.669)
0.628
(0.590;0.667)
0.612
(0.573;0.651)
0.635
(0.597;0.674)
0.625
(0.586;0.663)
0.607
(0.567;0.646)
Discriminant Power (AUC) Acceptable Low Low
LDL-c 5Pelotas (1717 men and 1771 women) and Ribeirão Preto (748 men and 874 women)
Cut-off 27.8 7.5 27.3 39.7 10.3 26.1 27.8 7.7 28.5 40.6 11.1 27.5
Sensitivity (%) 63.6 63.6 61.2 61.2 58.8 56.5 60.6 56.1 53.0 60.0 55.6 55.6
Specificity (%) 63.3 63.1 61.1 61.1 58.2 56.3 60.0 55.7 52.9 59.9 55.0 51.0
AUC (95%CI) 0.666
(0.619;0.713)
0.660
(0.613;0.706)
0.625
(0.576;0.673)
0.638
(0.580;0.697)
0.625
(0.565;0.684)
0.601
(0.538;0.663)
0.614
(0.544;0.683)
0.601
(0.535;0.668)
0.573
(0.510;0.637)
0.664
(0.589;0.740)
0.618
(0.541;0.695)
0.565
(0.483;0.647)
Discriminant Power (AUC) Acceptable Low Low Acceptable Low
HDL-c 6Pelotas (1717 men and 1771 women) and Ribeirão Preto (802 men and 886 women)
Cut-off 26.8 7.2 27.1 38.1 9.9 26.0 26.2 7.5 28.4 38.5 10.2 27.2
Sensitivity (%) 59.3 60.8 60.3 54.8 56.3 57.7 55.1 56.8 56.5 57.7 59.3 59.9
Specificity (%) 58.8 60.1 59.6 54.5 56.0 57.5 54.4 55.1 56.0 57.1 59.2 59.2
AUC (95%CI) 0.618
(0.577;0.659)
0.630
(0.588;0.672)
0.633
(0.589;0.676)
0.558
(0.522;0.594)
0.574
(0.538;0.611)
0.585
(0.548;0.621)
0.580
(0.540;0.619)
0.588
(0.549;0.628)
0.587
(0.547;0.626)
0.604
(0.567;0.641)
0.620
(0.582;0.657)
0.626
(0.589;0.663)
Discriminant Power (AUC) Low Low
C-reactive protein 7Pelotas (1717 men and 1771 women) and Ribeirão Preto (801 men and 885 women)
Cut-off 25.3 6.3 26.7 39.6 10.8 27.2 27.2 7.3 28.3 42.2 12.2 29.6
Sensitivity (%) 51.6 48.4 54.8 63.2 63.2 63.2 54.5 54.5 54.5 68.6 65.7 65.7
Specificity (%) 50.4 47.7 54.0 60.1 63.0 63.2 54.4 48.0 49.1 66.1 65.1 64.7
AUC (95%CI) 0.526
(0.414;0.637)
0.523
(0.409;0.637)
0.523
(0.403;0.644)
0.675
(0.603;0.746)
0.679
(0.607;0.752)
0.673
(0.599;0.748)
0.577
(0.363;0.791)
0.565
(0.344;0.787)
0.539
(0.300;0.779)
0.740
(0.652;0.828)
0.740
(0.657;0.824)
0.738
(0.662;0.815)
Discriminant Power (AUC) Low Acceptable Low Acceptable
Glycated hemoglobin 8Pelotas (1718 men and 1772 women) and Ribeirão Preto (805 men and 883 women)
Cut-off 25.7 6.7 26.4 37.7 9.8 25.9 27.5 7.8 29.0 40.5 11.8 29.2
Sensitivity (%) 53.4 52.0 51.3 51.9 54.4 55.7 58.9 58.1 58.1 61.1 63.9 65.7
Specificity (%) 52.6 52.0 50.5 51.7 54.3 55.6 58.7 58.0 58.1 60.9 63.7 65.3
AUC (95%CI) 0.539
(0.492;0.587)
0.537
(0.489;0.584)
0.527
(0.478;0.576)
0.545
(0.498;0.592)
0.556
(0.509;0.603)
0.565
(0.518;0.612)
0.614
(0.559;0.667)
0.622
(0.568;0.676)
0.624
(0.570;0.677)
0.638
(0.579;0.696)
0.677
(0.621;0.733)
0.709
(0.656;0.761)
Discriminant Power (AUC) No discrimination Low Low Acceptable
Three or more cardiometabolic risk factorsPelotas (1735 men and 1782 women) and Ribeirão Preto (808 men and 888 women)
Cut-off 26.8 7.2 27.0 39.6 10.5 26.9 26.3 7.5 28.4 40.0 11.4 28.5
Sensitivity (%) 65.7 66.1 65.9 63.4 63.0 64.3 61.9 64.2 63.2 65.0 65.4 64.6
Specificity (%) 65.0 66.0 64.8 62.3 62.4 63.9 61.8 64.0 62.3 64.2 65.4 64.5
AUC (95%CI) 0.713
(0.687;0.739)
0.721
(0.695;0.747)
0.707
(0.679;0.734)
0.675
(0.636;0.714)
0.681
(0.641;0.720)
0.673
(0.632;0.714)
0.680
(0.643;0.717)
0.691
(0.655;0.727)
0.683
(0.647;0.720)
0.708
(0.670;0.745)
0.720
(0.683;0.757)
0.717
(0.679;0.755)
Discriminant Power (AUC) Acceptable Acceptable

BF%: body fat percentage; FMI: fat mass index; BMI: body mass index; AUC, area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve; 95%CI: 95% confidence interval. 1 Blood pressure ≥ 130 mmHg and/or ≥ 85 mmHg. 2 Blood glucose ≥ 100 mg/dL. 3 Triglicerides ≥ 175 mg/dL. 4 Total cholesterol ≥ 190 mg/dL. LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.; 5 LDL-c ≥ 160 mg/dL. 6 HDL-c < 40 mg/dL (men) and < 50 mg/dL (women). 7 C-reactive protein > 2 mg/dL. 8 Glycated hemoglobin ≥ 5.7%.