Table 2.

Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis for women

Indicator no.	Obesity indicator	AUC	se	95 % CI		Significance*
				Lower bound	Upper bound
1	Waist:hip ratio	0⋅671	0⋅040	0⋅593	0⋅749	<0⋅001
2	Waist circumference	0⋅642	0⋅046	0⋅552	0⋅732	0⋅002
3	Waist:height ratio	0⋅657	0⋅045	0⋅570	0⋅745	0⋅001
4	Weight	0⋅569	0⋅048	0⋅474	0⋅663	0⋅13
5	BMI	0⋅593	0⋅044	0⋅507	0⋅678	0⋅04
6	Hip circumference	0⋅508	0⋅048	0⋅413	0⋅603	0⋅85
7	Body fat percentage	0⋅589	0⋅043	0⋅505	0⋅673	0⋅05
8	Fat per square of height	0⋅610	0⋅043	0⋅526	0⋅695	0⋅01
9	Muscle mass per square of height	0⋅580	0⋅045	0⋅492	0⋅668	0⋅078

* Significance to test the probability that the observed sample area under the ROC curve is >0⋅5 (rejecting the null hypothesis: area = 0⋅5 and if significant supported by the CI not crossing 0⋅5). Individual comparisons between ROC of different obesity indicators are included in the text.