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Table 4 Se, Sp and Youden’s Index (J) of BMI & WC to detect other CMM abnormalities

From: Cardiometabolic risk in young adults from northern Mexico: Revisiting body mass index and waist-circumference as predictors

CMM^a,b	BMI (kg/m²)						WC(cm)
	25			30			WCF			WCM
	Se	Sp	J	Se	Sp	J	Se	Sp	J	Se	Sp	J
WC	99	75	74	97	71	68
HTA	82	58	40	49	80	29	71	69	40	57	78	35
HDL-C (↓)	62	65	27	33	83	16	43	81	24	52	82	34
LDL-C	62	58	20	34	82	16	45	69	14	45	78	23
TC	78	53	31	56	77	33	58	67	25	67	71	38
TAG	85	55	40	62	79	41	90	68	58	69	76	45
TAG/HDL-C	74	59	33	50	83	33	53	71	24	64	80	44
FG	75	51	26	50	75	25	75	64	39	75	68	43
FI (↑)	79	69	48	53	91	44	64	80	44	58	88	46
HOMA-IR	79	65	44	55	90	45	69	79	48	58	85	43
QUICKI (↓)	82	65	47	59	90	49	67	79	46	65	85	50
HTGW	100	55	55	79	80	59	100	69	69	100	78	78
UA	95	53	48	79	78	57	100	68	68	77	73	50
MetS	100	58	58	74	82	56	100	74	74	93	82	75

^aOtherwise specified, a higher CMM value (than cut-off point) was considered at risk for CMD, sensitivity (Se, %), specificity (Sp, %). J = Se (%) + Sp (%) – 100 [25], ^bSee text for abbreviations and units

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