Table 2.
Eligibility criteria studies relevant to this systematic review.
| Characteristics | Inclusion | Exclusion |
|---|---|---|
| Population | Adults aged 18 years and above | Children, adolescents, and pregnant women |
| Index tests | Body mass index, waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio, waist-to-hip ratio | Any other anthropometric test, non-anthropometric tests |
| Target conditions | Overall and abdominal overweight, obesity, body fat distribution | Other conditions |
| Reference test | Imaging techniques including computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, and ultrasound scanning | Any other tests measuring body composition including body volume/density tests, total body water or hydrometry tests, and impedance analyses |
| Outcomes | Sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, likelihood ratios, diagnostic odds ratios, positivity thresholds, ROC curves (including AUC) | Agreement measures |
| Study design | Randomised controlled trials (RCTs), prospective cohort studies, and cross sectional studies | All other study designs |
| Setting | Any setting | |
| Publication date | 1/2000 onwards | Before 1/2000 |
| Publication language | English, German | Other languages |