Table 3 AUC, optimal cutoff values, sensitivity and specificity of anthropometric indicators to predict high blood pressure according to sex of adult (25–64 years of age) residents of Arba Minch HDSSS, Southern Ethiopia
| Â | Indices | Sex | AUC | Cutoff value | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | Youden index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High blood pressure | BMI | M | 0.58 (0.54–0.61) | 22.86 | 35.7% | 78.8% | 0.15 |
F | 0.54 (0.51–0.57) | 24.02 | 26.4% | 85.4% | 0.12 | ||
WstC | M | 0.61 (0.58–0.64) | 84.05 | 32.5% | 85.4% | 0.18 | |
F | 0.57 (0.54–0.61) | 79.50 | 52.0% | 61.5% | 0.13 | ||
WHpR | M | 0.58 (0.54–0.61) | 0.91 | 50.8% | 62.7% | 0.14 | |
F | 0.55 (0.52–0.59) | 0.91 | 41.7% | 68.2% | 0.10 | ||
WHtR | M | 0.59 (0.56–0.62) | 0.50 | 41.9% | 74.0% | 0.16 | |
F | 0.59 (0.56–0.62) | 0.51 | 56.4% | 58.7% | 0.15 | ||
Systolic blood pressure > 135 mmHg | BMI | M | 0.55 (0.51–0.59) | 22.57 | 38.6% | 74.2% | 0.13 |
F | 0.48 (0.44–0.52) | 25.19 | 15.9% | 88.9% | 0.05 | ||
WstC | M | 0.60 (0.57–0.64) | 84.05 | 34.7% | 84.2% | 0.20 | |
F | 0.53 (0.49–0.56) | 85.00 | 25.7% | 81.0% | 0.07 | ||
WHpR | M | 0.58 (0.54–0.61) | 0.91 | 50.5% | 61.3% | 0.12 | |
F | 0.55 (0.51–0.58) | 0.91 | 40.4% | 69.4% | 0.10 | ||
WHtR | M | 0.59 (0.55–0.63) | 0.50 | 43.6% | 73.5% | 0.17 | |
F | 0.56 (0.52–0.59) | 0.51 | 54.2% | 56.6% | 0.11 | ||
Diastolic blood pressure > 85 mmHg | BMI | M | 0.59 (0.55–0.63) | 21.53 | 54.4% | 60.8% | 0.15 |
F | 0.55 (0.52–0.59) | 24.22 | 27.5% | 86.1% | 0.14 | ||
WstC | M | 0.60 (0.56–0.64) | 87.00 | 26.7% | 92.2% | 0.19 | |
F | 0.58 (0.55–0.62) | 79.50 | 53.5% | 60.6% | 0.14 | ||
WHpR | M | 0.56 (0.53–0.60) | 0.91 | 50.0% | 61.3% | 0.11 | |
F | 0.55 (0.52–0.59) | 0.90 | 52.6% | 58.2% | 0.11 | ||
WHtR | M | 0.59 (0.55–0.62) | 0.52 | 30.8% | 85.2% | 0.16 | |
F | 0.59 (0.56–0.63) | 0.51 | 59.0% | 57.9% | 0.17 |