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. 2023 Dec 27;13(12):e077530. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077530

Table 3.

The cut-off scores of mid-arm circumference and calf circumference of community dwelling males and females

Mid-arm circumference Calf circumference
Male
Lower limit 23.9 28.1
AUROCC (95% CI) 0.86 (0.84 to 0.88) 0.86 (0.85 to 0.88)
Sensitivity 82.13% 81.79%
Specificity 75.90% 75.90%
Upper limit 26.9 31.5
AUROCC (95% CI) 0.85 (0.83 to 0.87) 0.85 (0.83 to 0.87)
Sensitivity 70.31% 70.74%
Specificity 84.71% 85.39%
Female
Lower limit 22.5 26
AUROCC (95% CI) 0.89 (0.87 to 0.90) 0.88 (0.86 to 0.91)
Sensitivity 83.88% 85.19%
Specificity 75.98% 69.00%
Upper limit 25 29
AUROCC (95% CI) 0.87 (0.86 to 0.89) 0.87 (0.86 to 0.89)
Sensitivity 80.83% 78.13%
Specificity 80.58% 83.83%

AUROCC, area under the receiver operating characteristic curve.