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Table 4 AUC values for anthropometric parameters in estimating CHD risk*: Chinese men and women aged 35 years and over, 2012–2013

From: New anthropometric indices or old ones: which perform better in estimating cardiovascular risks in Chinese adults

 

Men

Women

 

AUC

P

AUC

P

BMI

0.52

< 0.05

0.59

< 0.001

WC

0.55

< 0.001

0.66

< 0.001

WHR

0.57

< 0.001

0.67

< 0.001

WHtR

0.58

< 0.001

0.70

< 0.001

AVI

0.55

< 0.001

0.66

< 0.001

BAI

0.57

< 0.001

0.66

< 0.001

BRI

0.58

< 0.001

0.70

< 0.001

ABSI

0.60

< 0.001

0.68

< 0.001

  1. AUC area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve, 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
  2. *Medium or high Framingham risk score
  3. Receiver operating characteristic(ROC) curve analysis