Table 5 Cut-off points for anthropometric measurements in the prediction of hypertension according to age group in men and women
From: Is waist-to-height ratio the best predictive indicator of hypertension incidence? A cohort study
Age group | Number | BMI | WC | WHtR | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cut-off point (km/m2) | S (%) | Sp (%) | Cut-off point (cm) | S (%) | Sp (%) | Cut-off point | S (%) | Sp (%) | ||
Men | ||||||||||
< 40 | 141 | 25.64 | 63.6 | 57.7 | 87.00 | 63.6 | 69.2 | 0.501 | 63.6 | 65.4 |
≥ 40 | 11 | 24.80 | 55.0 | 41.5 | 87.00 | 55.0 | 55.2 | 0.501 | 55.0 | 51.7 |
Total | 152 | 24.80 | 51.4 | 50.0 | 85.30 | 63.5 | 56.4 | 0.503 | 59.5 | 56.4 |
Women | ||||||||||
< 40 | 293 | 23.89 | 66.7 | 67.1 | 81.00 | 66.7 | 65.8 | 0.507 | 73.3 | 63.0 |
≥ 40 | 26 | 23.82 | 61.5 | 64.3 | 79.00 | 66.7 | 61.4 | 0.506 | 59.0 | 54.3 |
Total | 319 | 23.82 | 63.9 | 62.9 | 81.50 | 63.2 | 66.7 | 0.523 | 66.2 | 64.5 |