Table 3 Sensitivity and specificity for excess fatness for conventional and proposed BMI
From: Obesity measures in the Kiribati population: a need to reclassify body mass index cut-points
Males | Females | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Conventional BMI | Proposed BMI | Conventional BMI | Proposed BMI | |
Sensitivity | 0.28 | 0.64 | 0.16 | 0.86 |
Specificity | 0.99 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.93 |
Positive predictive value | 0.15 | 0.98 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
Negative predictive value | 0.58 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.89 |