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Table 2 Age-and-gender specific cutoff points for total fat associated with metabolic risk

From: Age and gender specific cut-off points for body fat parameters among adults in Qatar

Variable

Cut-point

Sensitivity

Specificity

AUC

Cut-point

Sensitivity

Specificity

AUC

Men

Women

Total fat, Age < 40

34.0

67.6

79.0

0.7

34.0

82.8

69.5

0.8

Total fat, Age ≥ 40

30.6

67.8

66.2

0.7

35.6

62.5

59.5

0.6

Percent fat, Age < 40

35.1

71.6

66.2

0.7

45.1

79.3

62.8

0.7

Percent fat, Age ≥ 40

34.8

70.6

60.1

0.7

46.3

57.6

57.1

0.6

Trunk fat, Age < 40

20.8

67.6

84.7

0.8

15.7

86.2

68.3

0.8

Trunk fat, Age ≥ 40

18.9

69.0

72.7

0.7

18.0

68.5

66.6

0.7

Trunk fat percentage, Age < 40

19.5

75.7

69.4

0.7

22.4

69.0

77.0

0.7

Trunk fat percentage, Age > =40

21.6

66.7

72.7

0.7

23.4

65.8

66.1

0.7

Visceral fat, Age < 40

1.2

78.1

73.1

0.8

0.8

85.7

81.9

0.9

Visceral fat, Age ≥ 40

2.0

64.8

83.8

0.7

1.0

75.7

67.0

0.7

Viseral fat percentage, Age < 40

1.4

71.2

74.1

0.7

1.0

85.7

81.2

0.8

Viseral fat percentage, Age > =40

1.9

72.9

64.9

0.7

1.4

66.9

74.8

0.7

  1. Sensitivities and specificities are expressed in percentage (%), and cut-off values are expressed in kg. AUC Area under the curve expressed in percentage (%)