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. 2013 Sep 26;34(5):307–318. doi: 10.4082/kjfm.2013.34.5.307

Table 3.

Sensitivity and specificity of BMI, WC, and WHtR to detect two or more non-adipose MS

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BMI: body mass index, WC: waist circumference, WHtR: waist-to-height ratio, MS: metabolic syndrome, PPV: positive predictive value, NPV: negative predictive value, KOSSO: Korea Society for the Study of Obesity.

*J = sensitivity + specificity-1. The optimal cut off point was obtained from 'Youden index as [maximum (J = sensitivity + specificity-1)].