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. 2021 Sep;50(9):1919–1921. doi: 10.18502/ijph.v50i9.7078

Table 2:

The validity of WC and WHtR in the diagnosis of abdominal overweight/obesity, by gender

Gender Anthropometric index Senzit. Specif. +PV −PV P-value
Male WC 37.50 99.44 96.8 77.7 0.529
WHtR 44.85 98.54 93.4 79.6
Female WC 65.59 97.31 79.8 94.6 0.024
WHtR 38.46 99.61 94.1 90.9