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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 Aug;30(8):1589–1598. doi: 10.1002/oby.23470

Table 2:

Prediction equations derived using logistic regression to predict metabolic syndrome

Model Name Test Variables AUC Equation
1 BMI BMI 0.819 −5.768 + 0.143*BMI
2 BMI + demographics BMI, age, race, sex, 0.861 −9.643 + 0.177*BMI + 0.059 * Age – 0.059 * NH Black + 1.159 * NHOPI
3 3DO 3DO 0.889 −12.583+0.073*3DO Body fat percent +0.009*3DO Chest volume – 0.046*3DO Left arm area + 0.025*3DO Left arm volume + 14.516*3DO WHR
4 BMI + demographics + 3DO BMI, age, race, sex, 3DO 0.917 −17.328 + 0.192*BMI + 0.033*age + 1.569*sex – 1.131*NH Black + 0.986 * NHOPI – 1.061 * 3DO Bone mass percent – 0.015 * 3DO Left calf volume – 0.157 * 3DO WC + 19.887 * 3DO WHR

Where sex (male = 0, female = 1); NH Black (all other = 0, NH Black = 1); NHOPI (all other = 0, NHOPI = 1)

Probability of MetS calculated using = 11+exp(equation)

Abbreviations: 3DO: 3-dimensional optical, WC: waist circumference, WHR: Waist-to-hip ratio