Table 2.
Age-and-gender specific cutoff points for total fat associated with metabolic risk
| Variable | Cut-point | Sensitivity | Specificity | AUC | Cut-point | Sensitivity | Specificity | AUC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | |||||||
| Total fat, Age < 40 | 34.0 | 67.6 | 79.0 | 0.7 | 34.0 | 82.8 | 69.5 | 0.8 |
| Total fat, Age ≥ 40 | 30.6 | 67.8 | 66.2 | 0.7 | 35.6 | 62.5 | 59.5 | 0.6 |
| Percent fat, Age < 40 | 35.1 | 71.6 | 66.2 | 0.7 | 45.1 | 79.3 | 62.8 | 0.7 |
| Percent fat, Age ≥ 40 | 34.8 | 70.6 | 60.1 | 0.7 | 46.3 | 57.6 | 57.1 | 0.6 |
| Trunk fat, Age < 40 | 20.8 | 67.6 | 84.7 | 0.8 | 15.7 | 86.2 | 68.3 | 0.8 |
| Trunk fat, Age ≥ 40 | 18.9 | 69.0 | 72.7 | 0.7 | 18.0 | 68.5 | 66.6 | 0.7 |
| Trunk fat percentage, Age < 40 | 19.5 | 75.7 | 69.4 | 0.7 | 22.4 | 69.0 | 77.0 | 0.7 |
| Trunk fat percentage, Age > =40 | 21.6 | 66.7 | 72.7 | 0.7 | 23.4 | 65.8 | 66.1 | 0.7 |
| Visceral fat, Age < 40 | 1.2 | 78.1 | 73.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 85.7 | 81.9 | 0.9 |
| Visceral fat, Age ≥ 40 | 2.0 | 64.8 | 83.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 75.7 | 67.0 | 0.7 |
| Viseral fat percentage, Age < 40 | 1.4 | 71.2 | 74.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 85.7 | 81.2 | 0.8 |
| Viseral fat percentage, Age > =40 | 1.9 | 72.9 | 64.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 66.9 | 74.8 | 0.7 |
Sensitivities and specificities are expressed in percentage (%), and cut-off values are expressed in kg. AUC Area under the curve expressed in percentage (%)