Table 5 The AUC and corresponding 95% CI of anthropometric indices for hypertension incidence at different time points

4 years

0.660(0.636–0.685)

0.704(0.680–0.729)

< 0.001

7 years

0.647(0.632–0.662)

0.702(0.688–0.717)

< 0.001

11 years

0.620(0.606–0.634)

0.683(0.670–0.697)

< 0.001

12 years

0.610(0.597–0.624)

0.673(0.660–0.686)

< 0.001

15 Years

0.605(0.591–0.620)

0.672(0.659–0.686)

< 0.001