Table 3. ROC curve analysis for detecting metabolic abnormities and increased CIMT.

Test variables	MAO phenotype			Increased CIMT
	AUC	95%CI	P	AUC	95%CI	P
BMI	0.62	0.57–0.67	<0.001	0.56	0.50–0.62	<0.001
Waist circumference	0.59	0.54–0.64	<0.001	0.56	0.50–0.62	<0.001
Body fat	0.49d,e	0.44–0.54	<0.001	0.44d,e	0.38–0.50	<0.001
IHTG content	0.70a,b,c	0.65–0.75	<0.001	0.60c	0.54–0.66	<0.001

ROC = receiver operating characteristic; MAO = metabolically abnormal obesity; CIMT = carotid intima-media thickness; IHTG content = intrahepatic triglyceride content; BMI = body mass index; AUC = area under the curve; CI = confidence interval;

^ap value < 0.05 for the comparison AUC of IHTG content versus AUC of BMI;

^bp value < 0.05 for the comparison AUC of IHTG content versus AUC of waist circumference;

^cp value < 0.05 for the comparison AUC of IHTG content versus AUC of body fat;

^dp value < 0.05 for the comparison AUC of BMI versus AUC of body fat;

^ep value < 0.05 for the comparison AUC of Waist circumference versus AUC of body fat.