Table 6.
Area under the curve (AUC) in receiver-operator curve (ROC) analysis of different anthropometric indexes for predicting MetS components in girls according to diagnostic criteria.
| Variables | IDF | Cook | De Ferranti | Weiss | Viner | Duncan | Rodríguez-Moran | Cruz & Goran | Maximum | Author | Minimum | Author |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fat (%) | 0.812 | 0.638 | 0.638 | 0.559 | 0.605 | 0.619 | 0.557 | 0.634 | 0.812 | IDF | 0.557 | Rodriguez-Moran |
| BMI | 0.855 | 0.635 | 0.635 | 0.517 | 0.607 | 0.627 | 0.557 | 0.636 | 0.855 | IDF | 0.517 | Weiss |
| WC | 0.866 | 0.645 | 0.645 | 0.535 | 0.614 | 0.616 | 0.554 | 0.626 | 0.866 | IDF | 0.535 | Weiss |
| WHR | 0.717 | 0.662 | 0.662 | 0.528 | 0.557 | 0.536 | 0.533 | 0.537 | 0.717 | IDF | 0.528 | Weiss |
| ABSI | 0.585 | 0.590 | 0.590 | 0.489 | 0.496 | 0.541 | 0.511 | 0.539 | 0.590 | de Ferranti | 0.489 | Weiss |
| BAI | 0.797 | 0.651 | 0.651 | 0.513 | 0.585 | 0.714 | 0.590 | 0.702 | 0.797 | IDF | 0.513 | Weiss |
| AVI | 0.867 | 0.643 | 0.643 | 0.535 | 0.616 | 0.619 | 0.554 | 0.629 | 0.867 | IDF | 0.535 | Weiss |
| BRI | 0.848 | 0.677 | 0.677 | 0.519 | 0.594 | 0.663 | 0.575 | 0.661 | 0.848 | IDF | 0.519 | Weiss |
| CI | 0.730 | 0.642 | 0.642 | 0.520 | 0.552 | 0.597 | 0.542 | 0.593 | 0.730 | IDF | 0.520 | Weiss |
| BAIp | 0.840 | 0.624 | 0.624 | 0.525 | 0.608 | 0.687 | 0.575 | 0.688 | 0.840 | IDF | 0.525 | 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.