Table 3. Sensitivity and specificity for the identification of clustering of two or more risk factors of MetS in both genders.
| Males (n = 539) | ||||||
| Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | |||||
| Two or more risk factors | Baseline | Follow-up | P value | Baseline | Follow-up | P value |
| BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 | 69.3 | 70.4 | 0.78 | 60.6 | 51.8 | 0.09 |
| WHtR ≥ 0.5 | 92.9 | 94.1 | 0.60 | 24.4 | 17.7 | 0.12 |
| WC ≥ 102 cm (males); ≥ 88 cm (females) | 25.2 | 30.2 | 0.15 | 92.0 | 90.5 | 0.46 |
| Females (n = 532) | ||||||
| Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | |||||
| Two or more risk factors | Baseline | Follow-up | P value | Baseline | Follow-up | P value |
| BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 | 56.3 | 55.8 | 0.80 | 69.8 | 68.6 | 0.78 |
| WHtR ≥ 0.5 | 87.5 | 86.7 | 0.80 | 34.4 | 30.0 | 0.29 |
| WC ≥ 102 cm (males); ≥ 88 cm (females) | 65.2 | 69.3 | 0.11 | 65.9 | 61.8 | 0.30 |
MetS, metabolic syndrome; BMI, body mass index; WHtR, waist-to-height ratio; WC, waist circumference