Table 5.

Comparison of AUCs for anthropometric indices in predicting MetS components in men

Component	Central obesity		High TG		Low HDL		High BP		High BG
	AUC (95% CI)	p	AUC (95% CI)	p	AUC (95% CI)	p	AUC (95% CI)	p	AUC (95% CI)	p
WC	0.79 (0.69 to 0.89)	<0.001	0.63 (0.47 to 0.78)	0.118	0.45 (0.31 to 0.59)	0.523	0.77 (0.66 to 0.88)	<0.001	0.57 (0.43 to 0.70)	0.348
BMI	0.78 (0.67 to 0.89)	<0.001	0.69 (0.55 to 0.84)	0.016	0.53 (0.39 to 0.68)	0.675	0.72 (0.60 to 0.84)	<0.001	0.58 (0.45 to 0.71)	0.263
WHR	0.71 (0.59 to 0.83)	0.002	0.61 (0.46 to 0.76)	0.185	0.41 (0.26 to 0.57)	0.286	0.75 (0.64 to 0.86)	<0.001	0.59 (0.46 to 0.72)	0.199
ABSI	0.50*(0.37 to 0.63)	0.996	0.47 (0.29 to 0.64)	0.665	0.37 (0.22 to 0.51)	0.104	0.72 (0.61 to 0.84)	<0.001	0.53 (0.38 to 0.68)	0.677
AVI	0.79 (0.69 to 0.89)	<0.001	0.62 (0.47 to 0.78)	0.123	0.45 (0.31 to 0.59)	0.555	0.77 (0.66 to 0.88)	<0.001	0.57 (0.43 to 0.70)	0.348
BAI	0.57*(0.42 to 0.71)	0.340	0.60 (0.43 to 0.77)	0.217	0.56 (0.40 to 0.71)	0.502	0.63*(0.51 to 0.75)	0.058	0.54 (0.40 to 0.68)	0.554
BRI	0.70*(0.58 to 0.82)	0.004	0.65 (0.50 to 0.80)	0.060	0.48 (0.34 to 0.61)	0.776	0.75 (0.64 to 0.86)	<0.001	0.58 (0.45 to 0.72)	0.226
CI	0.60*(0.48 to 0.73)	0.139	0.54 (0.37 to 0.71)	0.604	0.39 (0.25 to 0.53)	0.181	0.76 (0.65 to 0.87)	<0.001	0.55 (0.41 to 0.69)	0.465
VAI	0.58*(0.45 to 0.70)	0.266	0.69 (0.57 to 0.82)	0.016	0.61 (0.45 to 0.77)	0.179	0.61*(0.48 to 0.74)	0.113	0.56 (0.43 to 0.70)	0.365

DeLong et al’s non-parametric approach was used to compare the AUCs of indices.

*Compared with the AUC of waist circumference, p is less than 0.05.

ABSI, a body shape index; AUC, area under curve; AVI, abdominal volume index; BAI, body adiposity index; BG, blood glucose; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; BRI, body roundness index; CI, conicity; HDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MetS, metabolic syndrome; TG, triglycerides; VAI, visceral adiposity index; WC, waist circumference; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio.