Table 2 Anthropometric cut-offs for diagnosing obesity among Ethiopian adults
From: Optimal cut-off for obesity and markers of metabolic syndrome for Ethiopian adults
Anthropometric indicators | AUC(95%CI) | Optimal cut-off | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | Yuden index (%) | Std.err | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | |||||||
 BMI | 0.922(0.891–0.954)* | 22.2 | 88.0 | 87.7 | 76.0 | 0.016 | < 0.001 |
 WC | 0.945(0.921–0.969)* | 83.7 | 84.9 | 91.6 | 76.5 | 0.012 | < 0.001 |
 WHR | 0.854(0.812–0.897)* | 0.88 | 85.5 | 72.9 | 58.4 | 0.022 | < 0.001 |
 WHtR | 0.952(0.931–0.973)* | 0.49 | 86.0 | 90.0 | 76.0 | 0.011 | < 0.001 |
Females | |||||||
 BMI | 0.949(0.930–0.968)* | 24.5 | 80.0 | 95.6 | 75.6 | 0.010 | < 0.001 |
 WC | 0.904(0.872–0.936)* | 78.0 | 84.0 | 87.0 | 70.0 | 0.016 | < 0.001 |
 WHR | 0.723(0.668–0.777)* | 0.82 | 73.0 | 74.0 | 47.0 | 0.028 | < 0.001 |
 WHtR | 0.913(0.873–0.943)* | 0.50 | 86.0 | 85.0 | 71.0 | 0.015 | < 0.001 |