Table 2.
Area Under the Curve and Optimal Cut-off Points of Each Obesity Indices in Identifying MetS Among T2DM Patients, Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 330)
| Variables | Categories | AUC (95% CI) | Cut-off | Sensitivity | Specificity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC | Both sexes | 0.78 (0.72, 0.85) | 82 cm | 75% | 70% |
| Male | 0.75 (0.67, 0.84) | 83 cm | 71% | 71% | |
| Female | 0.84 (0.76, 0.92) | 82 cm | 77% | 75% | |
| BMI | Both sexes | 0.74 (0.67, 0.80) | 23.2 kg/m2 | 72% | 72% |
| Male | 0.65 (0.56, 0.75) | 20.7 kg/m2 | 71% | 59% | |
| Female | 0.82 (0.72, 0.91) | 23 kg/m2 | 74% | 75% | |
| WHtR | Both sexes | 0.79 (0.73, 0.85) | 0.51 | 71% | 70% |
| Male | 0.74 (0.65, 0.83) | 0.50 | 64% | 71% | |
| Female | 0.85 (0.78, 0.92) | 0.54 | 72% | 87% | |
| WHR | Both sexes | 0.65 (0.57, 0.73) | 0.93 | 44% | 80% |
| Male | 0.69 (0.59, 0.79) | 0.93 | 63% | 71% | |
| Female | 0.71 (0.59, 0.83) | 0.87 | 79% | 56% |