Table 4.
Appropriate anthropometric measures cut-off values for predicting previously and recently diagnosed diabetes and hypertension and their values of sensitivity and specificity
| Women | Men | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cut-off value | Sensitivity | Specificity | Cut-off value | Sensitivity | Specificity | |
| Waist Circumference | ||||||
| Recently diagnosed diabetes | 92.0 | 81% | 66% | 100.0 | 65% | 66% |
| Previously diagnosed diabetes | 92.0 | 82% | 62% | 100.0 | 71% | 53% |
| Recently diagnosed hypertension | 90.0 | 76% | 58% | 100.0 | ||
| Previously diagnosed hypertension | 92.0 | 82% | 65% | 100.0 | 64% | 65% |
| Hip Circumference | ||||||
| Recently diagnosed diabetes | 104.0 | 88% | 46% | 104.0 | 58% | 60% |
| Previously diagnosed diabetes | 100.0 | 82% | 37% | 100.0 | 94% | 55% |
| Recently diagnosed hypertension | 104.0 | 73% | 57% | 104.0 | 54% | 60% |
| Previously diagnosed hypertension | 104.0 | 77% | 51% | 102.0 | 62% | 51% |
| Body Mass Index | ||||||
| Recently diagnosed diabetes | 30.0 | 56% | 77% | 27.0 | 63% | 68% |
| Previously diagnosed diabetes | 28.0 | 77% | 54% | 27.0 | 77% | 50% |
| Recently diagnosed hypertension | 30.0 | 68% | 66% | 27.0 | 77% | 50% |
| Previously diagnosed hypertension | 30.0 | 72% | 67% | 27.0 | 82% | 50% |
| Waist to Hip Ratio | ||||||
| Recently diagnosed diabetes | 0.85 | 75% | 65% | 0.93 | 75% | 65% |
| Previously diagnosed diabetes | 0.85 | 76% | 68% | 0.93 | 65% | 69% |
| Recently diagnosed hypertension | 0.85 | 61% | 62% | 0.93 | 64% | 57% |
| Previously diagnosed hypertension | 0.85 | 72% | 68% | 0.93 | 69% | 64% |
| Waist to Height Ratio | ||||||
| Recently diagnosed diabetes | 0.60 | 84% | 64% | 0.57 | 80% | 73% |
| Previously diagnosed diabetes | 0.60 | 83% | 63% | 0.57 | 68% | 60% |
| Recently diagnosed hypertension | 0.60 | 71% | 63% | 0.57 | 70% | 67% |
| Previously diagnosed hypertension | 0.60 | 81% | 69% | 0.57 | 71% | 65% |