Reference Values for DXA-Derived Visceral Adipose Tissue in Adults 40 Years and Older from a European Population: The Tromsø Study 2015–2016

Table 5

Suggested threshold values of VAT derived from Youden’s index and odds for metabolic syndrome: the Tromsø Study 2015–2016.

	Women			Men
	Threshold	OR (95% CI)	Youden’s index	Threshold	OR (95% CI)	Youden’s index
VAT (g)	≥1134	3.63 (2.94–4.49)	0.297	≥1859	4.03 (3.17–5.13)	0.331
VAT (index)	≥0.44	4.04 (3.26–4.99)	0.321	≥0.55	4.02 (3.15–5.13)	0.336
VAT (%)	≥40.3	3.36 (2.72–4.15)	0.298	≥61.2	3.12 (2.44–3.97)	0.276

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.