The Cut-Off Values of Anthropometric Indices for Identifying Subjects at Risk for Metabolic Syndrome in Iranian Elderly Men

Table 3

Association of the best cut-offs of obesity indices with MetS.

	Crude OR (95% CI)			Adjusted OR (95% CI)
	OR (CI)	P value	AIC	OR (CI)	P value	AIC
WC	3.835 (0.00–7.11)	0.000	237.55	4.564 (2.37–8.81)	0.000	240.19
WHR	3.00 (1.63–5.51)	0.000	243.81	3.219 (1.73–6.00)	0.000	248.26
BMI	2.954 (1.55–5.62)	0.001	247.1	3.115 (1.62–5.98)	0.001	251.78
WHtR	4.023 (2.07–7.80)	0.000	238.121	4.162 (2.13–8.12)	0.000	243.09

OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, BMI: body mass index, WC: waist circumference, WHR: waist-to-hip ratio, and WHtR: waist-to-height ratio.
Model is adjusted for age and smoking status.