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. 2012 Nov 26;7(11):e50017. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050017

Table 2. Optimal current body size cut-offs for overweight/obesity and underweight by sex and age.

Age (years) Underweight Overweight/obesity
n (%) CBS Sensitivity Specificity J LR+ CBS Sensitivity Specificity J LR+
Boys All 2451 3 0.748 0.764 0.512 3.2 5 0.870 0.690 0.560 2.8
12–<13 359 (14.6) 3 0.696 0.882 0.578 5.9 5 0.788 0.734 0.522 3.0
13–<14 522 (21.3) 3 0.697 0.792 0.488 3.3 5 0.856 0.742 0.597 3.3
14–<15 527 (21.5) 3 0.779 0.850 0.629 5.2 5 0.900 0.689 0.589 2.9
15–<16 468 (19.1) 3 0.759 0.737 0.496 2.9 6 0.762 0.889 0.651 6.9
16–<17 338 (13.8) 3 0.811 0.500 0.311 1.6 5 0.973 0.671 0.644 3.0
17–<18 237 (9.7) 3 0.758 0.900 0.658 7.6 6 0.619 0.898 0.517 6.1
Girls All 2967 3 0.580 0.885 0.465 5.0 5 0.652 0.873 0.525 5.1
12–<13 455 (15.3) 2 0.830 0.645 0.475 2.3 5 0.500 0.954 0.454 11.0
13–<14 577 (19.4) 3 0.538 0.935 0.474 8.3 5 0.672 0.894 0.566 6.3
14–<15 581 (19.6) 3 0.901 0.611 0.512 2.3 5 0.654 0.873 0.527 5.2
15–<16 571 (19.2) 3 0.625 0.814 0.439 3.4 5 0.774 0.850 0.624 5.2
16–<17 413 (13.9) 3 0.643 0.906 0.549 6.9 5 0.650 0.842 0.492 4.1
17–<18 370 (12.5) 3 0.658 0.889 0.547 5.9 5 0.800 0.816 0.616 4.4

CBS: current body size; J: Youden index; LR+: positive likelihood ratio.