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. 2021 Mar 19;13(3):1002. doi: 10.3390/nu13031002

Table 5.

Prevalence of prediabetes above and below the cutoff proposed for each anthropometric index.

Male Subjects Cutoff Point Prevalence of Prediabetes Below the Cutoff Prevalence of Prediabetes
Above the Cutoff
Odds Ratio
(95% CI)
p-Value
BMI (Kg/m2) 28.2 20.4 36.2 2.2 (1.9 to 2.5) <0.001
CUN-BAE (%) 29.9 20.9 37.1 2.2 (1.9 to 2.6) <0.001
Deurenberg (%) 31.5 22.8 38.2 2.2 (1.9 to 2.5) <0.001
WC (cm) 100 20.8 35.4 2.1 (1.8 to 2.4) <0.001
Conicity index 1.33 24.3 33.6 1.6 (1.4 to 1.8) <0.001
WHR 0.59 21.0 36.8 2.2 (1.9 to 2.5) <0.001
Bonora (cm2) 186.5 21.7 36.2 2.0 (1.8 to 2.4) <0.001
Body roundness index 5.29 21.5 37.8 2.2 (1.9 to 2.6) <0.001
A body shape index 0.08 27.3 29.8 1.1 (0.9 to 1.4) 0.204
Neck circumference (cm) 40.8 22.0 36.6 2.0 (1.8 to 2.4) <0.001
Female Subjects
BMI (Kg/m2) 28.6 29.3 44.8 2.0 (1.7 to 2.2) <0.001
CUN-BAE (%) 43.5 30.4 47.8 2.1 (1.8 to 2.4) <0.001
Deurenberg (%) 40.8 26.8 44.4 2.2 (1.9 to 2.5) <0.001
WC (cm) 101.5 31.3 45.5 1.8 (1.6 to 2.1) <0.001
Conicity index 1.35 33.2 40.0 1.3 (1.2 to 1.5) <0.001
WHR 0.62 29.2 43.6 1.8 (1.6 to 2.1) <0.001
Bonora (cm2) 179.0 28.2 44.4 2.0 (1.8 to 2.3) <0.001
Body roundness index 6.10 29.9 45.0 1.9 (1.7 to 2.2) <0.001
A body shape index 0.08 37.8 37.1 0.9 (0.8 to 1.2) 0.749
Neck circumference (cm) 35.3 30.1 46.3 2.2 (1.7 to 2.3) <0.001

BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; CUN-BAE: Clínica Universidad de Navarra-Body Adiposity Estimator.