Table 5.

Area under the curve (AUC) in receiver-operator curve (ROC) analysis of different anthropometric indexes for predicting MetS components in boys according to diagnostic criteria.

Variables	IDF	Cook	De Ferranti	Weiss	Viner	Duncan	Rodríguez-Moran	Cruz & Goran	Maximum	Author	Minimum	Author
Fat (%)	0.757	0.582	0.696	0.576	0.612	0.666	0.666	0.666	0.757	IDF	0.576	Weiss
BMI	0.783	0.523	0.663	0.523	0.542	0.657	0.657	0.657	0.783	IDF	0.523	Weiss and Cook
WC	0.831	0.526	0.680	0.564	0.601	0.669	0.669	0.669	0.831	IDF	0.526	Cook
WHR	0.789	0.609	0.715	0.635	0.690	0.655	0.655	0.655	0.789	IDF	0.609	Cook
ABSI	0.663	0.559	0.652	0.564	0.617	0.615	0.615	0.615	0.663	IDF	0.559	Cook
BAI	0.686	0.559	0.689	0.496	0.512	0.664	0.664	0.664	0.689	de Ferranti	0.496	Weiss
AVI	0.831	0.524	0.678	0.562	0.599	0.668	0.668	0.668	0.831	IDF	0.524	Cook
BRI	0.800	0.590	0.728	0.572	0.615	0.700	0.700	0.700	0.800	IDF	0.572	Weiss
CI	0.767	0.577	0.706	0.593	0.644	0.675	0.675	0.675	0.767	IDF	0.577	Cook
BAIp	0.752	0.521	0.671	0.499	0.515	0.668	0.668	0.668	0.752	IDF	0.499	Weiss

Notes: ABSI, a body shape index; AVI, abdominal volume index; BAI, body adiposity index; BAIp, pediatric body adiposity index; BMI, body mass index; BRI, body roundness index; C-Index, conicity index; Fat (%), body fat percentage; WC, waist circumference; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio. Maximum and minimum indicate the highest and lowest AUC values observed, together with the corresponding author of the diagnostic criteria.