Table 2.
The areas under ROC curve (AUC), optimal cut-off values, and sensitivities and specificities of BAI associated with BMI and hypertension.
| BMI | BP | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUC (95% CI)1 | Cut-off | Sens (%) | Spec (%) | AUC (95% CI)1 | Cut-off | Sens (%) | Spec (%) | |
| Men | ||||||||
| By our own criteria | 0.93 (0.90, 0.96) | 25.6 | 88.4 | 92.6 | 0.70 (0.62–0.77) | 25.3 | 83.7 | 54.0 |
| By WHO criteria | 0.90 (0.86, 0.94) | 27.2 | 77.6 | 91.7 | ||||
| Women | ||||||||
| By our own criteria | 0.93 (0.92, 0.97) | 37.7 | 91.2 | 85.5 | 0.62 (0.55–0.68) | 37.7 | 91.2 | 85.5 |
| By WHO criteria | 0.94 (0.90, 0.96) | 36.4 | 74.3 | 100.0 | ||||
1All values are statistically significant at P < 0.001.
BAI: body adiposity index; BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; AUC: area under curve; CI: confidence interval; Sens: sensitivity; Spec: specificity; WHO: World Health Organization.