Table 4 Agreement between the MMRR and JCDCG and MMRR and IDF criteria.

From: Establishment and application of a new diagnostic definition of metabolic syndrome in the Shantou region of southern China

Criteria

MMRR

Observed agreement (%)

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

Kappa index (95% CI)

Judgment for agreement

JCDCG

 Total

94.48

87.60

95.62

76.88

97.89

0.79 (0.76, 0.81)*

substantial

 Men

94.94

85.31

96.65

81.95

97.36

0.81 (0.78, 0.84)*

almost perfect

 Women

93.54

93.16

93.60

67.56

98.96

0.75 (0.70, 0.80)*

substantial

IDF

 Total

91.88

76.80

94.57

71.64

95.80

0.69 (0.66, 0.72)*

substantial

 Men

92.33

82.41

93.73

65.15

97.40

0.68 (0.65, 0.72)*

substantial

 Women

90.97

69.97

96.43

83.59

92.52

0.71 (0.66, 0.75)*

substantial

  1. *P < 0.001 testing the null hypothesis that the extent of agreement is same as random ( = 0).
  2. MMRR, multivariate medical reference range; JCDCG, Chinese Joint Committee for Developing Chinese Guidelines; IDF, International Diabetes Federation; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.
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