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. 2018 Sep 13;13(9):e0203787. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203787

Table 3. Post-hoc analysis of the AUC of NVAI for visceral obesity.

Index AUC (SE, 95% CI) Overall p-value Post-hoc p-value*
NVAI 0.911 (0.015, 0.882–0.940) <0.001 Ref
VAI 0.751 (0.025, 0.703–0.800) <0.001 Ref
WC 0.832 (0.021, 0.791–0.873) <0.001 0.005 Ref
BMI 0.812 (0.022, 0.769–0.855) <0.001 0.04 0.08 Ref
TG/HDL ratio 0.789 (0.023, 0.744–0.834) <0.001 0.03 0.05 0.3

*Post-hoc analyses were conducted using the DeLong method.

AUC, area under the curve; CI, confidence interval; NVAI, new visceral adiposity index; VAI, visceral adiposity index; WC, waist circumference; BMI, body mass index; TG, triglyceride; HDL, high-density lipoprotein