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. 2019 Aug 2;19:1035. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7366-0

Table 4.

Optimal cut-off value for anthropometric indices predictive of CVD risk factors

BMI WC WHtR
Cutoff Sen Spe YI Cutoff Sen Spe YI Cutoff Sen Spe YI
Men
 Hypertension 24.39 63.75 60.20 0.24 83.95 64.88 57.22 0.22 0.51 65.33 60.16 0.26
 Diabetes 24.93 59.89 56.51 0.16 83.95 68.17 47.17 0.15 0.52 62.42 55.64 0.18
 Dyslipidemia 24.45 68.07 55.74 0.24 83.38 71.38 51.99 0.23 0.49 77.62 43.75 0.21
 Hyperuricemia 24.70 64.35 53.97 0.18 85.68 59.45 56.83 0.16 0.52 58.66 56.76 0.15
Women
 Hypertension 23.95 63.30 64.10 0.27 79.75 63.77 64.78 0.29 0.51 68.30 63.00 0.31
 Diabetes 24.16 67.08 56.27 0.23 80.95 67.29 59.47 0.27 0.52 68.09 61.49 0.30
 Dyslipidemia 23.09 73.80 44.25 0.18 77.68 71.05 47.40 0.18 0.49 73.98 45.42 0.19
 Hyperuricemia 24.16 73.00 55.58 0.29 80.68 68.86 58.04 0.27 0.53 64.39 64.13 0.29

BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, WHtR waist-to-height ratio, Sen (%) sensitivity;

Spe (%): specificity; YI: Youden’s index