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. 2020 Nov 23;12(11):3597. doi: 10.3390/nu12113597

Table 4.

ROC analysis for US measures for determination of PEW risk.

US Measures Men Women
AUC 95% CI p-Value AUC 95% CI p-Value
RFMID (cm) 0.68 0.60–0.77 <0.001 0.75 0.64–0.85 <0.001
VIMID (cm) 0.71 0.63–0.79 <0.001 0.69 0.58–0.80 0.004
RF2/3 (cm) 0.67 0.59–0.76 <0.001 0.72 0.60–0.83 0.001
VI2/3 (cm) 0.70 0.62–0.79 <0.001 0.70 0.58–0.81 0.003
RFCSA (cm2) 0.74 0.66–0.82 <0.001 0.80 0.70–0.90 <0.001

Abbreviations: AUC, area under the curve; CI, confidence interval; CSA, cross-sectional area; MID, mid-point; PEW, protein energy wasting; RF, rectus femoris; ROC, receiver operating characteristic; US, ultrasound; VI, vastus intermedius.