Table 3 Performance of derived cut-points compared with current cut-points in the validation data set (N 4301: men 1674, women 2627)
Anthropometric variable | Derived/current index | Na | Cut-point | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | Positive predictive value (%) | Negative predictive value (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | |||||||
WC | Derived | 1674 | 81.2 | 60 (54–65) | 69 (64–72) | 35 (32–39) | 86 (84–88) |
Current | 1674 | 94 | 31 (26–36) | 93 (92–94) | 56 (49–63) | 83 (81–85) | |
BMI | Derived | 1674 | 23.2 | 41 (35–46) | 79 (77–81) | 35 (31–40) | 82 (80–85) |
Current | 1674 | 25 | 31 (26–36) | 88 (86–89) | 41 (35–47) | 82 (80–84) | |
WHR | Derived | 1373 | 0.88 | 65 (60–70) | 56 (53–59) | 33 (29–36) | 84 (81–86) |
Current | 1373 | 1 | 12 (9–16) | 98 (97–99) | 70 (56–81) | 78 (75–80) | |
WHtR | Derived | 1671 | 0.48 | 57 (52–62) | 68 (66–71) | 34 (30–38) | 85 (83–87) |
Current | 1671 | 0.5 | 50 (44–55) | 78 (76–80) | 39 (34–43) | 85 (82–87) | |
Women | |||||||
WC | Derived | 2627 | 81 | 67 (64–70) | 58 (56–60) | 46.3 (44–49) | 77 (74–79) |
Current | 2627 | 80 | 71 (68–74) | 54 (52–57) | 45 (43–48) | 78 (75–80) | |
BMI | Derived | 2624 | 25.1 | 57 (53–60) | 71 (69–73) | 51 (48–54) | 75 (73–77) |
Current | 2624 | 25 | 59 (56–63) | 69 (67–72) | 51 (48–54) | 76 (74–78) | |
WHR | Derived | 2289 | 0.83 | 66 (63–69) | 47 (45–50) | 42 (39–44) | 71 (68–74) |
Current | 2289 | 0.85 | 54 (50–57) | 61 (58–63) | 44 (41–47) | 70 (67–72) | |
WHtR | Derived | 2626 | 0.54 | 55 (52–58) | 73 (71–75) | 53 (49–56) | 75 (73–77) |
Current | 2626 | 0.5 | 71 (68–74) | 54 (52–57) | 45 (43–48) | 78 (75–80) | |
