Table 2.

Area under the curve (AUC) of adiposity indices for new-onset hypertension in metabolically healthy adults by sex

		Men		Women
		AUC	95%CI	AUC	95%CI
Model 1	BMI	0.613d	0.591- 0.635	0.624d	0.609–0.640
	WHR	0.600d	0.577–0.622	0.621d	0.606–0.636
	WC	0.606d	0.584–0.629	0.628d	0.613–0.643
	WHtR	0.630a, b, c	0.608–0.652	0.646 a,b,c	0.631–0.660
Model 2	BMI	0.616d	0.592–0.640	0.623d	0.607–0.638
	WHR	0.608d	0.584–0.632	0.618d	0.602–0.633
	WC	0.612d	0.588–0.637	0.625d	0.610–0.640
	WHtR	0.637 a, b, c	0.613–0.661	0.643 a, b, c	0.628–0.658

Model 1 was unadjusted; Model 2 was adjusted for age, total cholesterol, smoking status, alcohol consumption, and menopausal status (for women)

BMI Body mass index, WHR Waist-to-hip ratio, WC Waist circumference, WHtR Waist-to-height ratio, the letters a,b,c,d represent significant differences to each index

^asignificantly different with BMI (p < 0.05)

^bsignificantly different with WHR (p < 0.05)

^csignificantly different with WC (p < 0.05)

^dsignificantly different with WHtR (p < 0.05)