Research Article

Association of Wrist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors among Type II Diabetics in a Ghanaian Population

Table 4

AUC for various anthropometric indices and cardiometabolic risk factors in men and women.
(a)

Risk factorWrCVAIWHRWHtR

Men ()
Hypertension0.59 (0.41–0.77)0.59 (0.37–0.81)0.55 (0.34–0.76)0.67 (0.47–0.86)
Mets IDF0.69 (0.55–0.84)0.59 (0.39–0.79)0.85 (0.72–0.98)0.99 (0.99–0.99)
High TC0.57 (0.24–0.89)0.50 (0.24–0.76)0.54 (0.28–0.80)0.57 (0.29–0.85)
High TG0.59 (0.39–0.78)0.94 (0.90–0.98)0.70 (0.49–0.90)0.53 (0.32–0.74)
Low HDL-C0.70 (0.56–0.84)0.95 (0.95–0.95)0.50 (0.30–0.71)0.57 (0.35–0.78)
Women ()
Hypertension0.67 (0.67–0.67)0.53 (0.41, 0.65)0.59 (0.47–0.71)0.66 (0.57–0.79)
Mets IDF0.73 (0.66–0.81)0.71 (0.58–0.84)0.68 (0.52–0.83)0.87 (0.77–0.97)
High TC0.54 (0.48–0.61)0.56 (0.43–0.69)0.54 (0.38–0.55)0.57 (0.44–0.71)
High TG0.52 (0.52–0.52)0.95 (0.92–0.99)0.51 (0.38–0.63)0.53 (0.41–0.65)
Low HDL-C0.60 (0.60–0.60)0.85 (0.78–0.93)0.60 (0.48–0.71)0.52 (0.40–0.64)

(b)

Risk factorAVICIBAIBMI

Men ()
Hypertension0.66 (0.47–0.85)0.61 (0.41–0.82)0.72 (0.54–0.91)0.69 (0.50–0.88)
Mets IDF1.00 (1.0-1.0)1.0 (1.0-1.0)0.78 (0.62–0.94)0.81 (0.66–0.96)
High TC0.53 (0.28–0.77)0.51 (0.26–0.74)0.76 (0.54–0.98)0.58 (0.32–0.84)
High TG0.56 (0.35–0.77)0.57 (0.37–0.78)0.55 (0.34–0.77)0.50 (0.29–0.72)
Low HDL-C0.54 (0.33–0.75)0.56 (0.35–0.76)0.66 (0.45–0.86)0.54 (0.33–0.75)
Women ()
Hypertension0.66 (0.54–0.77)0.61 (0.49–0.73)0.63 (0.51–0.74)0.68 (0.57–0.79)
Mets IDF0.83 (0.71–0.96)0.68 (0.53–0.84)0.81 (0.69–0.94)0.88 (0.78–0.98)
High TC0.58 (0.45–0.71)0.59 (0.45–0.72)0.57 (0.45–0.70)0.58 (0.46–0.71)
High TG0.54 (0.42–0.65)0.52 (0.40–0.64)0.58 (0.47–0.70)0.56 (0.45–0.68)
Low HDL-C0.50 (0.38–0.62)0.51 (0.39–0.63)0.51 (0.39–0.63)0.50 (0.38–0.62)

Data are AUC (95% confidence interval). represents positive test if test variable < threshold. All values in bold are significant, value <0.05.