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. 2022 Sep 28;14(19):4024. doi: 10.3390/nu14194024

Table 4.

Areas under the curve (AUCs) and cut-off points for anthropometric indices for the prediction of MetS components in women.

MetS Components Indices AUC Sensitivity Specificity Youden Index Cut-Off Points
High triglycerides BMI 0.72 0.76 0.51 0.27 20.73
%BF 0.72 0.77 0.54 0.31 27.50
WHR 0.69 0.75 0.52 0.27 0.80
WHtR 0.72 0.68 0.64 0.32 0.48
AVI 0.72 0.68 0.64 0.32 10.71
BRI 0.72 0.68 0.64 0.32 2.94
ABSI 0.64 0.63 0.55 0.17 0.08
BAI 0.68 0.66 0.55 0.21 28.81
CI 0.67 0.72 0.53 0.25 1.15
Low HDL-C BMI 0.58 0.62 0.51 0.13 20.66
%BF 0.57 0.48 0.63 0.11 29.30
WHR 0.55 0.64 0.45 0.09 0.80
WHtR 0.56 0.51 0.60 0.11 0.48
AVI 0.56 0.72 0.38 0.10 9.39
BRI 0.56 0.51 0.60 0.11 2.91
ABSI 0.53 0.44 0.62 0.06 0.08
BAI 0.54 0.48 0.58 0.06 29.29
CI 0.53 0.58 0.50 0.08 1.14
Increased blood glucose BMI 0.68 0.39 0.79 0.18 23.56
%BF 0.68 0.57 0.69 0.26 30.90
WHR 0.68 0.53 0.71 0.25 0.84
WHtR 0.70 0.62 0.65 0.27 0.49
AVI 0.70 0.46 0.81 0.27 12.39
BRI 0.70 0.62 0.65 0.27 3.13
ABSI 0.65 0.46 0.75 0.21 0.08
BAI 0.67 0.57 0.62 0.19 29.70
CI 0.67 0.52 0.73 0.25 1.20
Elevated blood pressure BMI 0.79 0.49 0.72 0.21 22.27
%BF 0.77 0.61 0.68 0.29 29.50
WHR 0.77 0.61 0.61 0.22 0.82
WHtR 0.78 0.66 0.64 0.30 0.47
AVI 0.78 0.61 0.65 0.26 10.81
BRI 0.78 0.66 0.64 0.30 2.90
ABSI 0.76 0.61 0.54 0.15 0.08
BAI 0.78 0.50 0.73 0.24 30.35
CI 0.76 0.60 0.61 0.21 1.16
MetS by ATP BMI 0.83 0.64 0.74 0.38 22.31
%BF 0.81 0.68 0.77 0.45 30.90
WHR 0.80 0.74 0.68 0.42 0.82
WHtR 0.84 0.76 0.75 0.51 0.49
AVI 0.85 0.59 0.89 0.48 12.37
BRI 0.84 0.76 0.75 0.51 3.14
ABSI 0.74 0.67 0.61 0.28 0.08
BAI 0.79 0.67 0.66 0.34 29.61
CI 0.79 0.60 0.80 0.40 1.21
MetS by IDF BMI 0.90 0.73 0.84 0.58 23.58
%BF 0.88 0.80 0.79 0.59 31.90
WHR 0.90 0.87 0.80 0.67 0.85
WHtR 0.96 0.95 0.87 0.82 0.51
AVI 0.97 1.00 0.93 0.93 12.80
BRI 0.96 0.95 0.87 0.82 3.60
ABSI 0.81 0.78 0.69 0.47 0.08
BAI 0.82 0.73 0.72 0.45 30.42
CI 0.90 0.87 0.80 0.67 1.21

Body mass index (BMI); Body fat percentage (%BF); Waist circumference (WC); Waist–height ratio (WHtR); Abdominal Volume Index (AVI); Body roundness index (BRI); A body shape index (ABSI); Body adiposity index (BAI); Conicity index (CI).