Table 5 Optimal cut off point for components of metabolic syndrome among JU employees from February–April 2015
From: Optimal cut-off for obesity and markers of metabolic syndrome for Ethiopian adults
Markers of MetS | Anthropometric index | AUC (95%CI) | Optimal cut-off | Sensitivity% | Specificity% | Yuden index | Std.err |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Females | |||||||
 BP(≥130/85 mmHg) | BMI | 0.61(.54,.68) | 26.2 | 59.0 | 60.0 | 19.0 | 0.036 |
WHtR | 0.64(.57,.71) | 0.51 | 77.0 | 47.0 | 24.0 | 0.035 | |
WC | 0.62(.55,.69) | 93.0 | 43.0 | 79.0 | 22.0 | 0.036 | |
WHR | 0.59(.52,.66) | 0.89 | 43.0 | 76.0 | 19.0 | 0.037 | |
 FBS ≥ 100 mg/dl | BMI | 0.59(.53,.65) | 26.8 | 48.0 | 70.0 | 18.0 | 0.031 |
WHtR | 0.57(.51,.63) | 0.56 | 45.0 | 69.0 | 13.0 | 0.031 | |
WC | 0.58(.52,.64) | 83.1 | 56.0 | 58.0 | 14.0 | 0.031 | |
WHR | 0.52(.46,.58) | 0.78 | 81.0 | 28.0 | 9.0 | 0.030 | |
 TG ≥150 mg/dl | BMI | 0.60(.53,.66) | 24.8 | 64.0 | 54.0 | 18.0 | 0.032 |
WHtR | 0.59(.53,.65) | 0.53 | 59.0 | 59.0 | 18.0 | 0.032 | |
WC | 0.59(.53,.66) | 82.1 | 65.0 | 53.0 | 18.0 | 0.033 | |
WHR | 0.57(.50,.63) | 0.88 | 43.0 | 73.0 | 15.0 | 0.033 | |
 HDL < 50 mg/dl | BMI | 0.52(.41,.63) | 25.0 | 63.0 | 52.0 | 15.0 | 0.055 |
WHtR | 0.53(.42,.65) | 0.47 | 37.0 | 78.0 | 15.0 | 0.057 | |
WC | 0.49(.38,.60) | 96.0 | 89.0 | 19.0 | 7.4 | 0.056 | |
WHR | 0.51(.41,.61) | 0.89 | 85.0 | 26.0 | 11.0 | 0.051 | |
Males | |||||||
 BP(≥130/85 mmHg) | BMI | 0.69(.61, .77) | 23.5 | 68.0 | 65.0 | 32.0 | 0.039 |
WHtR | 0.71(.64,.79) | 0.47 | 87.0 | 50.0 | 36.0 | 0.038 | |
WC | 0.74(.62, .85) | 89.22 | 90.9 | 58.0 | 49.0 | 0.059 | |
WHR | 0.70(.63, .78) | 0.86 | 90.0 | 47.0 | 38.0 | 0.039 | |
 FBS ≥ 100 mg/dl | BMI | 0.68(.62, .74) | 21.1 | 80.0 | 55.0 | 34.0 | 0.031 |
WHtR | 0.69(.63, .75) | 0.47 | 78.0 | 52.0 | 30.0 | 0.031 | |
WC | 0.67(.57, .77) | 96.0 | 38.0 | 96.0 | 34.0 | 0.050 | |
WHR | 0.66(.59, .72) | 0.95 | 45.0 | 82.0 | 27.0 | 0.033 | |
 TG ≥150 mg/dl | BMI | 0.68(.62, .75) | 22.5 | 71.0 | 63.0 | 34.0 | 0.032 |
WHtR | 0.71(.65, .77) | 0.53 | 54.0 | 81.0 | 34.0 | 0.031 | |
WC | 0.74(.69, .80) | 85.3 | 69.0 | 72.0 | 41.0 | 0.030 | |
WHR | 0.71(.65, .77) | 0.90 | 73.0 | 62.0 | 35.0 | 0.030 | |
 HDL < 40 mg/dl | BMI | 0.53(.43, .63) | 21. 0 | 49.0 | 64.0 | 12.0 | 0.051 |
WHtR | 0.57(.47, .66) | 0.47 | 56.0 | 62.0 | 17.0 | 0.049 | |
WC | 0.54(.43, .65) | 89.3 | 60.0 | 53.0 | 13.0 | 0.054 | |
WHR | 0.60(.51, .69) | 0.90 | 69.0 | 55.0 | 24.0 | 0.045 | |