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Table 4 Area under the ROC curve (AUC) for identification of left ventricular geometric abnormalities by each nontraditional lipid index

From: The impact of nontraditional lipid profiles on left ventricular geometric abnormalities in general Chinese population

Variables

AUC (95% CI)

P value

Cutoff point

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

Eccentric LVH

 TC/HDL-C ratio

0.574 (0.565–0.583)a

< 0.001

≥ 3.37

63.2

49.3

 TG/HDL-C ratio

0.580 (0.571–0.589)a

< 0.001

≥ 0.58

66.7

47.3

 LDL-C/HDL-C ratio

0.567 (0.558–0.576)

< 0.001

≥ 2.50

68.1

43.9

 Non-HDL-C

0.570 (0.561–0.579)

< 0.001

≥ 3.51 mmol/L

60.2

51.1

Concentric LVH

 TC/HDL-C ratio

0.605 (0.595–0.614)

< 0.001

≥ 3.53

62.7

54.9

 TG/HDL-C ratio

0.602 (0.593–0.611)

< 0.001

≥ 0.66

61.9

53.3

 LDL-C/HDL-C ratio

0.613 (0.603–0.622)

< 0.001

≥ 2.71

66.0

51.9

 Non-HDL-C

0.622 (0.613–0.631)

< 0.001

≥ 3.42 mmol/L

72.1

46.9

  1. Abbreviations: AUC area under the ROC curve, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, Non-HDL-C non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LVH left ventricular hypertrophy
  2. aIndicates a significant difference as compared to LDL-C/HDL-C ratio
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