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. 2016 Jul;41(4):288–295.

Table 3.

Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV based on the BMI and Gallagher’s criteria for overweight and obese women

N %


Overweight Obese Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV
BMI: All females 8,726 5,544 75.2 96.3 95.2 80.1
BMI: 18 years 185 68 84.2 97.7 94.1 93.5
BMI: 19 years 250 76 76.6 98.3 94.7 91.2
BMI: 20-39 years 6,511 3,516 76.2 96.9 95.1 84
BMI: 40-59 years 1,648 1,742 73.3 92.8 95.4 63.3
BMI: 60-81 years 132 142 70.6 96.1 97.9 56.1
Gallagher: All females 1,1278 2,992 42.6 100 100 64.3
Gallagher: 18 years 187 66 86.8 100 100 94.7
Gallagher: 19 years 267 59 62.8 100 100 86.9
Gallagher: 20-39 years 8,085 1,942 44.3 100 100 69.8
Gallagher: 40-59 years 2,520 870 38.4 100 100 44.6
Gallagher: 60-80 years 219 55 27.9 100 100 35.2

BMI: Body mass index; PPV: Positive predict value; NPV: Negative predictive value