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. 2026 Aug 28;14:1925175. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1925175

Table 2.

ROC curve analysis results for ORIs discriminating hypertension in adults (n = 117,609).

ORIs Overall Male Female
AUC (95% CI) Youden’s indexa Cut-off AUC (95% CI) Youden’s indexa Cut-off AUC (95% CI) Youden’s index a Cut-off
WC 0.671 (0.668–0.675)b 0.251 83.05 0.624 (0.619–0.629)b 0.185 86.95 0.701 (0.696–0.705)b 0.301 80.65
HC 0.587 (0.584–0.591)b 0.129 95.75 0.558 (0.553–0.562)b 0.086 96.55 0.598 (0.593–0.603)b 0.143 96.85
BF% 0.585 (0.582–0.589)b 0.115 26.45 0.610 (0.605–0.615)b 0.161 23.15 0.688 (0.684–0.693)b 0.280 30.85
BMI 0.647 (0.644–0.651)b 0.219 24.20 0.614 (0.609–0.618)b 0.170 24.70 0.669 (0.664–0.674)b 0.251 23.80
WHR 0.674 (0.671–0.677)b 0.256 0.88 0.631 (0.626–0.635)b 0.197 0.90 0.700 (0.696–0.705)b 0.298 0.85
WHtR 0.686 (0.683–0.689)b 0.278 0.52 0.647 (0.642–0.651)b 0.219 0.52 0.721 (0.716–0.725)b 0.331 0.52
ABSI 0.618 (0.615–0.621)b 0.182 0.07 0.576 (0.572–0.581)b 0.118 0.08 0.643 (0.638–0.648)b 0.223 0.08
BRI 0.686 (0.683–0.689) b 0.278 3.66 0.647 (0.642–0.651)b 0.219 3.71 0.721 (0.716–0.725)b 0.331 3.66
AVI 0.670 (0.651–0.658)b 0.249 14.06 0.623 (0.618–0.628)b 0.183 15.24 0.699 (0.694–0.703)b 0.298 13.26
WWI 0.655 (0.651–0.658) 0.233 10.51 0.621 (0.617–0.629) 0.182 10.47 0.693 (0.688–0.698) 0.295 10.51
a

Cut-off values were determined using the maximum Youden’s Index.

b

p < 0.05.

ORIs, Obesity-Related Indicators; WC, waist circumference; HC, hip circumference; BF%, body fat percentage; BMI, body mass index; WHR, waist-hip ratio; WHtR, waist- height ratio; ABSI, a body shape index; BRI, body roundness index; AVI, abdominal volume index; WWI, weight-adjusted-waist index; ROC, Receiver Operating Characteristic; AUC, Area Under the Curve.