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. 2017 Apr 17;7(4):e014675. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014675

Table 4.

Sensitivity, specificity and Youden’s index for BF% to detect CVD risk factors by sex-specific cut-offs in Han adults

Hypertension Diabetes Dyslipidemia Risk factors ≥2
Sen Spe YI Sen Spe YI Sen Spe YI Sen Spe YI
Men
 21 83.8 41.3 25.2 79.1 34.1 13.2 81.1 47.4 28.4 88.0 39.5 27.5
 22 77.6 49.4 27.0 70.9 41.5 12.4 73.4 54.7 28.1 81.1 47.1 28.3
 23 69.6 59.2 28.8 61.6 50.6 12.3 63.8 63.3 27.2 72.4 56.4 28.7
 24 64.0 67.1 31.1 53.5 57.6 11.1 56.0 69.7 25.7 66.4 63.9 30.2
 25 52.5 74.5 26.9 44.2 66.4 10.6 45.3 76.5 21.9 55.8 72.1 27.9
 26 43.9 81.3 25.2 33.7 73.5 7.2 51.1 81.3 32.4 44.7 78.4 23.1
Women
 32 84.0 50.5 34.5 89.7 44.3 34.0 80.3 51.1 31.4 91.3 47.1 38.4
 33 78.6 56.9 35.5 82.1 50.4 32.4 74.7 57.5 32.2 85.5 53.3 38.8
 34 72.2 63.2 35.4 75.6 56.7 32.3 68.3 63.8 32.1 79.7 59.7 39.3
 35 64.4 70.9 35.3 70.5 64.6 35.1 58.6 70.8 29.3 69.8 67.1 36.9
 36 55.6 77.3 32.9 62.8 71.5 34.3 48.3 76.5 24.8 61.1 73.8 34.9
 37 47.7 82.7 30.4 53.9 77.3 31.1 38.9 81.1 19.9 52.3 79.4 31.7

BF%, body fat percentage; CVD, cardiovascular disease; Sen, sensitivity; Spe, specificity; YI, Youden's index.