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. 2022 Nov 25;10:1042236. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1042236

Table 4.

Comparisons of AUC for predicting hypertension among 10 types of ORI by the multiple non-parametric Z tests.

Comparator Men (n = 1,499) Women (n = 1,302)
AUC difference (95%CI) Z P Pa AUC difference (95%CI) Z P Pa
PBF—BMI 0.01 (−0.02, 0.03) 0.54 0.59 0.64 −0.03 (−0.06, −0.00) −2.05 0.04 0.09
PBF—HC 0.02 (−0.01, −0.04) 1.17 0.24 0.29 −0.00 (−0.04, 0.03) −0.23 0.82 0.88
PBF—WC −0.02 (−0.04, −0.01) −2.60 0.01 0.02 −0.05 (−0.08, −0.03) −5.01 < 0.01 < 0.01
PBF—WHR −0.05 (−0.06, −0.03) −6.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 −0.07 (0.10, −0.05) −5.67 < 0.01 < 0.01
PBF—WHtR −0.01 (−0.03, −0.01) −1.40 0.16 0.21 −0.04 (−0.06, −0.01) −2.85 0.00 0.01
PBF—ABSI −0.02 (−0.04, 0.01) −1.50 0.13 0.18 −0.03 (−0.06, 0.01) −1.38 0.17 0.24
PBF—BRI −0.04 (−0.05, −0.02) −4.64 < 0.01 < 0.01 −0.06 (−0.08, −0.03) −4.78 < 0.01 < 0.01
PBF—AVI −0.02 (−0.04, −0.01) −2.49 0.01 0.02 −0.05 (−0.07, −0.03) −4.91 < 0.01 < 0.01
PBF—CI −0.04 (−0.06, −0.02) −4.91 < 0.01 < 0.01 −0.06 (−0.08, −0.03) −4.15 < 0.01 < 0.01
BMI—HC 0.01 (−0.01, 0.02) 1.17 0.24 0.28 0.03 (0.01, 0.05) 2.66 0.01 0.02
BMI—WC −0.03 (−0.05, −0.02) −4.00 < 0.01 < 0.01 −0.02 (−0.04, −0.00) −2.40 0.02 0.04
BMI—WHR −0.05 (−0.08, −0.03) −4.61 < 0.01 < 0.01 −0.04 (−0.07, −0.01) −2.59 0.01 0.03
BMI—WHtR −0.02 (−0.04, −0.01) −2.53 0.01 0.02 −0.01 (−0.03, 0.01) −0.60 0.55 0.67
BMI—ABSI −0.02 (−0.06, 0.02) −1.20 0.23 0.28 0.01 (−0.05, 0.06) 0.21 0.83 0.87
BMI—BRI −0.04 (−0.06, −0.02) −4.07 < 0.01 < 0.01 −0.02 (−0.05, 0.00) −1.94 0.05 0.10
BMI—AVI −0.03 (−0.04, −0.02) −3.92 < 0.01 < 0.01 −0.02 (−0.04, −0.00) −2.36 0.02 0.04
BMI—CI −0.05 (−0.08, −0.02) −2.96 0.00 0.01 −0.02 (−0.07, 0.02) −1.18 0.24 0.31
HC—WC −0.04 (−0.05, −0.03) −6.49 < 0.01 < 0.01 −0.05 (−0.07, −0.03) −4.58 < 0.01 < 0.01
HC—WHR −0.06 (−0.08, −0.04) −5.33 < 0.01 < 0.01 −0.07 (−0.11, −0.03) −3.43 0.01 0.00
HC—WHtR −0.03 (−0.05, −0.007) −2.62 0.01 0.02 −0.03 (−0.07, 0.00) −1.98 0.05 0.09
HC—ABSI −0.03 (−0.07, −0.01) −1.67 0.10 0.14 −0.02 (−0.079, 0.03) −0.78 0.44 0.55
HC—BRI −0.05 (−0.07, −0.03) −4.31 < 0.01 < 0.01 −0.05 (−0.09, −0.02) −2.89 0.00 0.01
HC—AVI −0.04 (−0.05, −0.03) −6.47 < 0.01 < 0.01 −0.05 (−0.07, −0.03) −4.63 < 0.01 < 0.01
HC—CI −0.05 (−0.08, −0.03) −3.65 < 0.01 < 0.01 −0.05 (−0.10, −0.01) −2.30 0.02 0.05
WC—WHR −0.02 (−0.04, −0.01) −3.92 < 0.01 < 0.001 −0.017 (−0.035, 0.001) −1.875 0.061 0.101
WC—WHtR 0.01 (−0.01, 0.02) 1.22 0.22 0.279 0.016 (−0.002, 0.034) 1.703 0.089 0.137
WC—ABSI 0.01 (−0.02, 0.03) 0.45 0.66 0.69 0.03 (−0.01, 0.07) 1.36 0.17 0.24
WC—BRI −0.01 (−0.03, 0.00) −1.76 0.08 0.13 −0.00 (−0.02, 0.01) −0.28 0.78 0.88
WC—AVI 0.00 (0.000, 0.00) 5.06 < 0.01 < 0.01 0.00 (0.000, 0.00) 2.05 0.04 0.08
WC—CI −0.02 (−0.04, 0.00) −1.63 0.10 0.15 −0.00 (−0.03, 0.02) −0.20 0.84 0.86
WHR—WHtR 0.03 (0.02, 0.05) 4.31 < 0.01 < 0.01 0.03 (0.02, 0.05) 3.72 < 0.01 0.00
WHR—ABSI 0.03 (0.01, 0.05) 3.02 0.00 0.01 0.05 (0.02, 0.07) 3.21 0.00 0.00
WHR—BRI 0.01 (0.00, 0.02) 2.94 0.00 0.01 0.02 (0.01, 0.02) 3.42 0.00 0.00
WHR—AVI 0.02 (0.01, 0.04) 3.98 < 0.01 < 0.01 0.02 (−0.00, 0.04) 1.89 0.06 0.10
WHR—CI 0.01 (−0.00, 0.02) 1.47 0.14 0.19 0.01 (0.00, 0.03) 2.01 0.04 0.09
WHtR—ABSI −0.00 (−0.03, 0.03) −0.19 0.85 0.85 0.01 (−0.03, 0.05) 0.55 0.58 0.69
WHtR—BRI −0.02 (−0.03, −0.01) −4.28 < 0.01 < 0.01 −0.02 (−0.03, −0.01) −3.45 0.00 0.00
WHtR—AVI −0.01 (−0.02, 0.01) −1.11 0.27 0.30 −0.02 (−0.03, 0.00) −1.60 0.11 0.17
WHtR—CI −0.03 (−0.05, −0.00) −2.36 0.02 0.03 −0.02 (−0.05, 0.01) −1.28 0.20 0.27
ABSI—BRI −0.02 (−0.04, 0.01) −1.57 0.12 0.16 −0.03 (−0.06, 0.00) −1.76 0.08 0.13
ABSI—AVI −0.01 (−0.03, 0.02) −0.39 0.70 0.71 −0.03 (−0.07, 0.01) −1.31 0.19 0.26
ABSI—CI −0.02 (−0.03, −0.01) −4.13 < 0.01 < 0.01 −0.03 (−0.05, −0.02) −3.91 < 0.01 < 0.01
BRI—AVI 0.01 (−0.00, 0.03) 1.86 0.06 0.11 0.00 (−0.01, 0.02) 0.35 0.72 0.84
BRI—CI −0.00 (−0.02, 0.01) −0.62 0.53 0.59 0.00 (−0.02, 0.02) −0.05 0.96 0.96
AVI— CI −0.02 (−0.04, 0.00) −1.70 0.09 0.14 −0.00 (−0.03, 0.02) −0.25 0.80 0.88

Pa, False Discovery Rate (FDR) were used to adjust p-value in multiple hypothesis testing. ORI, obesity–related indices; AUC, area under curve; CI, confidence interval; PBF, percentage body fat; BMI, body mass index; HC, hip circumference; WC, waist circumference; WHR, waist–hip ratio; WHtR, waist–height ratio; ABSI, a body shape index; BRI, body roundness index; AVI, abdominal volume index; CI, conicity index.