Table 3.

Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis for men

Indicator no.	Obesity indicator	AUC	se	95 % CI		Significance*
				Lower bound	Upper bound
1	Waist:hip ratio	0⋅650	0⋅020	0⋅611	0⋅690	<0⋅001
2	Waist circumference	0⋅605	0⋅024	0⋅559	0⋅652	<0⋅001
3	Waist:height ratio	0⋅588	0⋅023	0⋅542	0⋅634	<0⋅001
4	Weight	0⋅536	0⋅029	0⋅478	0⋅594	0⋅22
5	BMI	0⋅550	0⋅029	0⋅497	0⋅612	0⋅06
6	Hip circumference	0⋅485	0⋅029	0⋅427	0⋅543	0⋅61
7	Body fat percentage	0⋅561	0⋅030	0⋅501	0⋅620	0⋅04
8	Fat per square of height	0⋅554	0⋅030	0⋅495	0⋅613	0⋅07
9	Muscle mass per square of height	0⋅548	0⋅029	0⋅490	0⋅605	0⋅11

* 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.