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. 2016 Mar 3;16:220. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-2856-9

Table 5.

Sensitivity and specificity of JIS and JCCMS criteria for the prediction of diabetes in the next 5 years

JIS Asian JIS New JCCMS JCCMS new
Sensitivity
 Men 44.1 54.5 37.7 37.7
 Women 43.5 43.5 13.3 25.8
Specificity
 Men 85.7 80.6 90.0 90.0
 Women 93.5 93.5 98.9 97.3
PPV
 Men 18.5 17.1 21.7 21.7
 Women 17.9 17.9 28.2 23.8
NPV
 Men 95.4 96.0 95.2 95.2
 Women 98.1 98.1 97.2 97.6

JIS the Joint Interim Statement on metabolic syndrome definition, Asian waist circumference ≥90 cm in men or ≥80 cm in women; New: our proposed waist circumference ≥85 cm in men or ≥80 cm in women; JCCMS Japanese Committee of the Criteria for Metabolic Syndrome, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value