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. 2021 Feb 10;11:3522. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-83055-w

Table 4.

AUCs of anthropometric indices for diagnosing hypertension.

Systolic hypertension Diastolic hypertension
AUC 95% confidence interval p value AUC 95% confidence interval p value
Total (N = 5135)
WC (cm) 0.637 0.618–0.656 < 0.001 0.657 0.639–0.675 < 0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 0.628 0.608–0.647 < 0.001 0.629 0.610–0.648 < 0.001
WHR 0.563 0.544–0.583 < 0.001 0.566 0.547–0.585 < 0.001
WHtR 0.630 0.611–0.659 < 0.001 0.645 0.627–0.663 < 0.001
ABSI (m7/6/kg2/3) 0.534 0.514–0.554 < 0.001 0.550 0.531–0.569 < 0.001
AVI (cm2) 0.638 0.619–0.657 0.001 0.658 0.640–0.676 < 0.001
BAI (%) 0.603 0.584–0.622 < 0.001 0.603 0.584–0.622 < 0.001
BRI 0.630 0.611–0.659 < 0.001 0.645 0.627–0.663 < 0.001
CI (m2/3/kg1/2) 0.576 0.556–0.595 < 0.001 0.594 0.576–0.613 < 0.001
Male (n = 2464)
WC (cm) 0.638 0.611–0.665 < 0.001 0.652 0.626–0.678 < 0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 0.624 0.597–0.652 < 0.001 0.607 0.579–0.635 < 0.001
WHR 0.549 0.521–0.577 0.001 0.569 0.542–0.597 < 0.001
WHtR 0.640 0.613–0.666 < 0.001 0.641 0.615–0.667 < 0.001
ABSI (m7/6/kg2/3) 0.540 0.512–0.568 0.005 0.565 0.537–0.592 < 0.001
AVI (cm2) 0.641 0.614–0.668 < 0.001 0.652 0.626–0.679 < 0.001
BAI (%) 0.622 0.595–0.649 < 0.001 0.587 0.560–0.614 < 0.001
BRI 0.640 0.613–0.666 < 0.001 0.641 0.615–0.667 < 0.001
CI (m2/3/kg1/2) 0.582 0.555–0.610 < 0.001 0.601 0.574–0.628 < 0.001
Female (n = 2671)
WC (cm) 0.653 0.626–0.680 < 0.001 0.666 0.641–0.690 < 0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 0.637 0.610–0.665 < 0.001 0.647 0.622–0.673 < 0.001
WHR 0.578 0.551–0.605 < 0.001 0.563 0.537–0.589 < 0.001
WHtR 0.651 0.624–0.678 < 0.001 0.660 0.635–0.685 < 0.001
ABSI (m7/6/kg2/3) 0.544 0.516–0.573 < 0.001 0.536 0.510–0.562 < 0.001
AVI (cm2) 0.652 0.626–0.679 < 0.001 0.667 0.642–0.691 < 0.001
BAI (%) 0.625 0.598–0.652 < 0.001 0.632 0.607–0.658 < 0.001
BRI 0.651 0.624–0.678 < 0.001 0.660 0.635–0.685 < 0.001
CI (m2/3/kg1/2) 0.593 0.564–0.621 < 0.001 0.593 0.567–0.618 < 0.001

AUC area under curve, WC waist circumference, BMI body mass index, WHR waist-to-hip ratio, WHtR waist to height ratio, ABSI a body shape index, AVI abdominal volume index, BAI body adiposity index, BRI body roundness index, CI conicity index.