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. 2013 Oct 16;13:47. doi: 10.1186/1472-6823-13-47

Table 4.

Gender distribution of HOMA-IR cut-off levels, with their corresponding sensitivity and specificity,for classify of IDF MetS and ATPIII MetS, in diabetic and non-diabetic individuals

IDF criteria
Population
Criterion of specificity = 0.7
Youden index criterion
  Cut point Sensitivity Specificity Cut point Sensitivity Specificity
 Diabetic
 
 
 
 
 
 
Men
1.55
0.60
0.70
1.60
0.59
0.74
Women
2.22
0.37
0.70
1.58
0.68
0.46
Non-diabetic
 
 
 
 
 
 
Men
2.25
0.57
0.70
2.05
0.65
0.64
Women*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30 years
2.11
0.77
0.70
2.31
0.71
0.76
 50 years
2.05
0.69
0.70
2.05
0.69
0.70
 70 years
2.38
0.45
0.70
2.53
0.40
0.75
ATP III criteria
Population
Criterion of specificity = 0.7
Youden index criterion
 
Cut point
Sensitivity
Specificity
Cut point
Sensitivity
Specificity
 Diabetic
 
 
 
 
 
 
Men
1.57
0.64
0.70
1.60
0.63
0.73
Women
2.22
0.37
0.70
1.58
0.68
0.46
Non-diabetic
 
 
 
 
 
 
Men
2.27
0.61
0.70
1.85
0.78
0.57
Women*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30 years
2.12
0.79
0.70
2.36
0.73
0.77
 50 years
2.05
0.73
0.70
2.07
0.72
0.71
 70 years 2.37 0.48 0.70 2.47 0.44 0.74

*In non-diabetic females HOMA-IR cut-off values are estimated for 30, 50, and 70 years of age, because there is a non linear effect of age on test performance to classify IDF-defined MetS (P value < 0.001) and ATP III-defined MetS (P value = 0.012).

HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of IR; ATPIII, Third Adult Treatment Panel; IDF, International Diabetes Federation; MetS, Metabolic Syndrome.