Table 2 Area under the curve and optimal cut-off points demonstrating the ability of anthropometric indices to predict hypertension according to sex
Measures | Male | Female | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AUC (99% CI) | P value* | Cut-off value | Sensitivity | Specificity | AUC (99% CI) | P value* | Cut-off value | Sensitivity | Specificity | |
Waist Circumference (cm) | 0.60 (0.57–0.64) |  < 0.001 | 90.0 | 66% | 53% | 0.64 (0.61–0.67) |  < 0.001 | 96.0 | 65% | 57% |
Hip Circumference (cm) | 0.54 (0.50–0.58) |  < 0.001 | 95.0 | 69% | 39% | 0.54 (0.51–0.57) |  < 0.001 | 108.0 | 29% | 78% |
Wrist Circumference (cm) | 0.56 (0.52–0.60) |  < 0.001 | 17.0 | 53% | 57% | 0.57 (0.54–0.60) |  < 0.001 | 15.0 | 74% | 36% |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 0.59 (0.55–0.63) |  < 0.001 | 25.0 | 67% | 49% | 0.60 (0.57–0.63) |  < 0.001 | 27.0 | 64% | 52% |
Waist to Hip Ratio | 0.64 (0.61–0.68) |  < 0.001 | 0.92 | 69% | 53% | 0.67 (0.64–0.71) |  < 0.001 | 0.96 | 61% | 66% |
Waist to Height Ratio | 0.63 (0.59–0.66) |  < 0.001 | 0.52 | 70% | 52% | 0.65 (0.63–0.69) |  < 0.001 | 0.60 | 72% | 55% |