Table 2. AUC of neck circumference (NC) and other obesity indices for MS^a.

	Men, n=205				Women, n=352
	AUC	95%CI	Z	P	AUC	95%CI	Z	P
NC	.733	.661 - .797	3.362	.0008	.688	.632 - .740	5.4	<.0001
BMI	.810	.743 - .865	6.346	<.0001	.755	.702 - .802	7.846	<.0001
WC	.830	.766 - .883	6.201	<.0001	.765	.713 - .812	9.155	<.0001
WHpR	.697	.623 - .765	2.859	.0042	.625	.567 - .680	3.514	.0004
WHtR	.810	.743 - .866	6.558	<.0001	.768	.716 - .815	9.516	<.0001

a. Metabolic syndrome was determined for participants with full laboratory results.

BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; WHpR, waist-to-hip ratio; WHtR, waist-to-height ratio; AUC, area under curve; 95%CI, 95% confidence interval.