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. 2018 Oct 12;17:236. doi: 10.1186/s12944-018-0886-2

Table 3.

The area under the ROC curve (AUC) for each index to discriminate diabetes mellitus in females and males

Variables AUC (95%CI) P value Cut-off value Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%)
Females
 CMI 0.702(0.690–0.713)a,b <.001 > 0.57 68.70 62.20
 LAP 0.717(0.706–0.729)a,b,c <.001 > 32.91 73.00 65.50
 BMI 0.626(0.614–0.638) <.001 > 25.57 58.30 61.60
 WC 0.665(0.653–0.676) <.001 > 83.15 64.20 62.50
Males
 CMI 0.664(0.651–0.677)a <.001 > 0.77 51.60 75.00
 LAP 0.683(0.670–0.696)a,b,c <.001 > 35.84 57.50 70.93
 BMI 0.624(0.611–0.637) <.001 > 24.56 67.00 52.90
 WC 0.650(0.637–0.663) <.001 > 86.05 60.50 63.10

Abbreviations: AUC area under the ROC curve, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, CMI cardiometabolic index, LAP lipid accumulation product, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference

aindicates a significant larger as compared to BMI

bindicates a significant larger as compared to WC

cindicates a significant larger as compared to CMI