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Table 4 AUCs for anthropometric indices in relation to T2DM

From: Comparison of different obesity indices associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus among different sex and age groups in Nantong, China: a cross-section study

Variable

AUC(95%CI)

Sensitivity

Specificity

Youden index

Male (age:18–59)

    

BMI (kg/m2) + other factorsa

0.748(0.677–0.819)

0.683

0.690

0.373

BAI + other factors

0.750(0.678–0.822)

0.854

0.545

0.399

WC (cm) + other factors

0.783(0.717–0.849)

0.829

0.627

0.456

WHR + other factors

0.730(0.657–0.803)

0.732

0.635

0.367

WHtR + other factors

0.768(0.701–0.836)

0.707

0.667

0.374

Male (age: ≥60)

    

BMI (kg/m2) + other factors

0.586(0.543–0.628)

0.472

0.677

0.149

BAI + other factors

0.585(0.542–0.629)

0.439

0.719

0.158

WC (cm) + other factors

0.614(0.572–0.657)

0.593

0.611

0.204

WHR + other factors

0.585(0.542–0.628)

0.488

0.664

0.152

WHtR + other factors

0.593(0.550–0.636)

0.455

0.726

0.181

Female (age:18–59)

    

BMI (kg/m2) + other factors

0.769(0.709–0.829)

0.936

0.473

0.409

BAI + other factors

0.744(0.674–0.813)

0.489

0.842

0.331

WC (cm) + other factors

0.759(0.696–0.821)

0.872

0.517

0.389

WHR + other factors

0.739(0.667–0.811)

0.468

0.872

0.340

WHtR + other factors

0.771(0.712–0.831)

0.660

0.753

0.413

Female (age: ≥60)

    

BMI (kg/m2) + other factors

0.647(0.612–0.682)

0.532

0.685

0.217

BAI + other factors

0.624(0.587–0.660)

0.451

0.730

0.181

WC (cm) + other factors

0.634(0.599–0.669)

0.623

0.560

0.183

WHR + other factors

0.619(0.583–0.656)

0.687

0.482

0.169

WHtR + other factors

0.629(0.592–0.665)

0.515

0.682

0.197

  1. AUC area under the curve; BMI body mass index; BAI body adiposity index; WC waist circumference; WHR waist-to-hip ratio; WHtR waist-to-height ratio; T2DM type 2 diabetes mellitus
  2. aOther factors: education, lifestyle (physical activity, smoking, alcohol drinking, sweet tooth), medical history characteristics (family history or hypertension), and time of diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus