Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism / 2023 / Article / Tab 5 / Research Article
Novel Anthropometric Indices as Screening Tools for Obesity: A Study on Healthy Iranians Table 5 Optimal cut-off points, sensitivity, and specificity of different anthropometric indicators for identifying overweight and obesity in male and female patients.
Anthropometric indicators Cutoff point Sensitivity (%) 1-Specificity (%) PPV (%) NPV (%) LP LN Overweight males NC 33.85 80 36 56 89 2.22 0.31 WC 85.15 92 30 57 90 3.07 0.11 HC 98.25 90 26 65 88 3.46 0.14 WHtR 0.53 90 22 59 83 4.09 0.13 NHtR 0.21 80 26 70 89 3.08 0.27 AVI 15.56 86 19 72 90 4.53 0.17 Obese males NC 36.95 60 35 56 83 1.71 0.62 WC 96.35 90 20 57 89 4.50 0.13 HC 104.95 90 19 61 91 4.74 0.12 WHtR 0.58 76 30 55 87 2.53 0.34 NHtR 0.22 93 20 54 92 4.65 0.09 AVI 18.39 90 25 59 89 3.60 0.13 Overweight females NC 34.56 70 27 60 80 2.59 0.41 WC 88.15 83 19 55 83 4.37 0.21 HC 99.35 85 20 57 81 4.25 0.19 WHtR 0.53 86 19 61 89 4.53 0.17 NHtR 0.21 80 26 70 91 3.08 0.27 AVI 15.94 81 16 72 90 5.06 0.23 Obese females NC 36.95 61 23 55 90 2.65 0.51 WC 95.95 89 20 60 92 4.45 0.14 HC 104.55 93 19 59 86 4.89 0.09 WHtR 0.56 80 26 66 80 3.08 0.27 NHtR 0.22 96 30 64 83 3.20 0.06 AVI 18.18 90 21 60 92 4.29 0.13
AVI, abdominal volume index; BMI, body mass index; HC, hip circumference; LN, negative likelihood; LP, positive likelihood; NC, neck circumference; NHtR, neck-to-height ratio; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value; WC, waist circumference; WHtR, waist-to-hip ratio.