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Table 3 The optimal cutoff points of VFA, WC, and BMI to detect subjects with two or more metabolic risk factors except WC compared to various criteria

From: The cutoff values of visceral fat area and waist circumference for identifying subjects at risk for metabolic syndrome in elderly Korean: Ansan Geriatric (AGE) cohort study

  

Cut point

Sensitivity

(%)

Specificity

(%)

PPV

(%)

NPV

(%)

J valuea

Distance

Men (n = 308)

        

   VFA(cm2)

Optimal cut point a

92.6

70.4

70.5

82.2

44.8

0.41

0.42

   WC (cm)

Optimal cut point a

86.5

74.9

65.7

80.9

42.5

0.41

0.43

 

KOSSO's cut point b

90.0

54.2

81.9

85.3

52.0

0.36

0.49

   BMI (kg/m2)

Optimal cut point a

23.7

63.1

70.5

80.5

50.3

0.34

0.47

 

WHO's cut point c

25.0

45.8

84.8

85.3

55.3

0.31

0.56

Women (n = 381)

        

   VFA (cm2)

Optimal cut point a

88.9

72.5

59.4

83.2

56.2

0.32

0.49

   WC (cm)

Optimal cut point a

86.5

69.3

60.4

82.9

58.5

0.30

0.50

 

KOSSO's cut point b

85.0

76.4

51.5

81.4

55.9

0.28

0.54

   BMI (kg/m2)

Optimal cut point a

23.9

72.5

58.4

82.9

56.6

0.31

0.50

 

WHO's cut point c

25.0

54.6

64.4

81.0

66.2

0.19

0.58

  1. PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value
  2. a : Optimal cut point from the present study for abdominal obesity
  3. b: KOSSO's criteria for abdominal obesity [2]
  4. c : WHO-Asia Pacific Region criteria for obesity [23]