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Table 2 Screening properties of %BF estimated by equation using BMI and WC to detect hypertension

From: Is high body fat estimated by body mass index and waist circumference a predictor of hypertension in adults? A population-based study

 

AUC (95% CI)

Cutoff

Sensitivity(95% CI)

Specificity (95% CI)

PPV (95% CI)

NPV (95% CI)

LR+ (95% CI)

LR- (CI 95%)

Women

        

%BF (equation with BMI)

0.73 (0.70- 0.76)

34.0

68.1% (62.3- 73.4)

68.2% (64.4- 71.8)

49.1% (44.1- 54.2)

82.6% (79.0- 85.7)

2.1 (1.9- 2.4)

0.5 (0.4- 0.6)

%BF (equation with WC)

0.73 (0.70- 0.76)

34.1

71.0% (65.4- 76.2)

65.8% (61.9- 69.5)

48.2% (43.3- 53.1)

83.5% (79.9- 86.7)

2.1 (1.9- 2.3)

0.4 (0.4- 0.5)

Men

        

%BF (equation with BMI)

0.70 (0.67- 0.73)

20.4

71.4% (66.6- 75.8)

59.8% (54.5- 65.0)

66.0% (61.2- 70.5)

65.7% (60.3- 70.9)

1.8 (1.6- 2.0)

0.5 (0.4- 0.6)

%BF (equation with WC)

0.69 (0.66- 0.73)

20.7

69.7% (64.8- 74.2)

63.4% (58.1- 68.4)

67.6% (62.8- 72.1)

65.6% (60.3- 70.6)

1.9 (1.7- 2.1)

0.5 (0.4- 0.6)

  1. AUC: area under the curve, 95% CI: 95% confidence interval, PPV: positive predictive value, NPV: negative predictive value, LR+: positive likelihood ratio, LR-: negative likelihood ratio.
  2. Note: The cutoff points units are: kg/m2, No significant difference between area under the curve by women and men, and by age (p>0.05).