Fig. 1

Receiver-operating characteristic curves of anthropometric measurements for the prediction of CHD risk (as expressed by medium or high Framingham risk score) in males: Chinese adults aged 35 years and over, 2012–2013. BMI, Body Mass Index; WC, waist circumference; WHR, waist:hip ratio; WHtR, waist:height ratio; AVI, abdominal Volume Index; BAI, body adiposity index; BRI, body roundness index; ABSI, a body shape index; CHD, coronary heart disease. The areas under the curve for each index were as follows: 0.52 for BMI, 0.55 for WC, 0.57 for WHR, 0.58 for WHtR, 0.55 for AVI, 0.57 for BAI, 0.58 for BRI, and 0.60 for ABSI