Table 7.
ROC curve analysis for lipid parameters as predictors of MetS
| Gender | Variable | AUC (95% CI) | YI | Cut-off | Sensitivity | Specificity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males & Females | TG | 0.816 (0.769–0.862) | 0.517 | 1.27 | 0.726 | 0.791 |
| HDL-C | 0.721 (0.669–0.774) | 0.318 | 1.1 | 0.756 | 0.562 | |
| mLDL-C | 0.660 (0.605–0.714) | 0.268 | 3.0 | 0.652 | 0.616 | |
| cLDL-C | 0.578 (0.520–0.636) | 0.146 | 3.2 | 0.459 | 0.687 | |
| TC | 0.648 (0.592–0.704) | 0.258 | 5.0 | 0.548 | 0.710 | |
| non HDL-C | 0.706 (0.654–0.759) | 0.342 | 3.4 | 0.785 | 0.557 | |
| CholRem | 0.751 (0.701–0.801) | 0.421 | 0.7 | 0.622 | 0.799 | |
| Males | TG | 0.887 (0.841–0.933) | 0.645 | 1.68 | 0.734 | 0.911 |
| HDL-C | 0.722 (0.642–0.803) | 0.395 | 0.9 | 0.594 | 0.801 | |
| mLDL-C | 0.719 (0.650–0.789) | 0.346 | 2.8 | 0.828 | 0.518 | |
| cLDL-C | 0.613 (0.532–0.693) | 0.190 | 2.8 | 0.703 | 0.487 | |
| TC | 0.731 (0.660–0.802) | 0.358 | 4.9 | 0.688 | 0.670 | |
| non HDL-C | 0.778 (0.714–0.843) | 0.456 | 3.5 | 0.891 | 0.565 | |
| CholRem | 0.814 (0.748–0.879) | 0.551 | 0.7 | 0.813 | 0.738 | |
| Females | TG | 0.770 (0.697–0.843) | 0.471 | 1.25 | 0.620 | 0.851 |
| HDL-C | 0.752 (0.684–0.820) | 0.412 | 1.1 | 0.704 | 0.708 | |
| mLDL-C | 0.605 (0.525–0.685) | 0.214 | 3.1 | 0.521 | 0.693 | |
| cLDL-C | 0.547 (0.464–0.629) | 0.123 | 3.5 | 0.296 | 0.827 | |
| TC | 0.572 (0.490–0.654) | 0.173 | 5.0 | 0.465 | 0.708 | |
| non HDL-C | 0.645 (0.567–0.722) | 0.264 | 3.4 | 0.690 | 0.574 | |
| CholRem | 0.712 (0.642–0.782) | 0.307 | 0.7 | 0.451 | 0.856 |
Abbreviations AUC Area under the curve, CholRem Cholesterol remnants, cLDL-C calculated LDL cholesterol, CI Confidence intervals, mLDL-C measured LDL cholesterol, non HCL-C non HDL cholesterol, TC Total cholesterol, TG Triglycerides, YI Youden Index