[Table/Fig-6]:
Results of ROC curve analyses for the association between mid-upper arm circumference and overweight (including obesity) in children.
| MUAC (in cm) (at 95% CI) |
AUC (95% CI) | Youden index | Sensitivity % (95% CI) |
Specificity % (95% CI) |
Correctly classified (%) |
+LR | -LR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males 5-9 years 18.8 (18.65-18.98) |
0.93 (0.87-0.96) | 0.97 | 93.4 (82.1-98.6) |
95.1 (89.1-98.4) |
94.5% | 19.44 | 0.06 |
| Females 5-9 years 19.4 (19.05-19.85) |
0.92 (0.87-0.96) |
0.91 | 91.6 (77.5-98.2) |
97.3 (92.5-99.5) |
96.2% | 34.83 | 0.08 |
| Males 10-14 years 23.0 (22.84-23.47) |
0.98 (0.94-0.99) |
0.93 | 100 (91.6-100) |
97.22 (92.1-99.4) |
98.4% | 36 | 0 |
| Females 10-14 years 23.3 (22.94-23.80) |
0.98 (0.94-0.99) |
0.95 | 90.9 (75.7-98.1) |
100 (96.9-100) |
98.6% | 36 | 0.09 |
AUC, area under the curve; CI, confidence interval; ROC, receiver operating characteristic; LR, likelihood ratio.