Table 2 Sensitivity, specificity and Youden’s index using sex-specific cut-off points for WC to detect diabetes
From: Identifying obesity indicators which best correlate with type 2 diabetes in a Chinese population
Men | |||
|---|---|---|---|
WC(cm) | Sensitivity | Specificity | Youden’s index |
84 | 0.861 | 0.337 | 0.198 |
86 | 0.815 | 0.414 | 0.229 |
88 | 0.778 | 0.495 | 0.273 |
90 | 0.722 | 0.571 | 0.293 |
92 | 0.639 | 0.650 | 0.289 |
94 | 0.556 | 0.727 | 0.283 |
Women | |||
WC(cm) | Sensitivity | Specificity | Youden’s index |
80 | 0.875 | 0.384 | 0.259 |
82 | 0.821 | 0.461 | 0.283 |
84 | 0.777 | 0.543 | 0.320 |
86 | 0.714 | 0.616 | 0.330 |
88 | 0.625 | 0.682 | 0.307 |
90 | 0.580 | 0.710 | 0.290 |