Using Anthropometric Indicator to Identify Hypertension in Adolescents: A Study in Sarawak, Malaysia

Table 3

Age-adjusted Logistic regression model and discriminative capability for hypertension by sex (N=2461).

	Male				Female
	BMI	WC	WHtR	C Index	BMI	WC	WHtR	C Index
Logistic Model
Constant	-6.605	-8.670	-9.448	-15.021	-4.712	-7.288	-7.803	-10.632
Exp (B)	1.278	1.111	2.778	5.114	1.223	1.099	2.167	2.588
p value	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01
Discriminative Capability
Area under ROC curve	0.76 (0.73-0.79)	0.76 (0.73-0.79)	0.76 (0.73-0.79)	0.76 (0.73-0.79)	0.74 (0.70-0.77)	0.74 (0.70-0.77)	0.74 (0.70-0.77)	0.74 (0.70-0.77)
Cutoff point	20.0	67.1	0.42	1.11	20.7	68.2	0.44	1.12
Sensitivity	75.4	77.3	71.2	64.3	72.9	71.3	71.9	57.4
Specificity	60.3	61.8	60.5	60.0	60.0	61.6	60.0	60.0