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Table 3 Area under the curve (AUC), optimal cutoff point, sensitivity, and specificity by receiver-operator curves (ROC) analysis of anthropometric indices to predict malnutrition

From: A comparison of the different anthropometric indices for assessing malnutrition among older people in Turkey: a large population-based screening

Sex

Indexes

Sensitivity, %

Specificity, %

Cut off

AUC

95% CI

Men

HC

80

80

93.15

0.86

0.85–0.9

 

WC

86

90

89.95

0.94

0.93–0.95

 

WHR

80

64

0.94

0.78

0.76–0.81

 

WHtR

89

80

0.55

0.93

0.91–0.94

 

AC

81

90

95.95

0.92

0.91–0.93

 

MUAC

79

84

23.95

0.89

0.87–0.91

 

TST

70

72

5.45

0.78

0.76–0.81

 

CC

70

82

30.75

0.82

0.8–0.85

 

AVI

91

81

15.45

0.94

0.93–0.95

 

BRI

85

86

4.23

0.93

0.91–0.94

 

BAI

79

68

26.36

0.82

0.8–0.85

Women

HC

79

84

93.05

0.88

0.86–0.9

 

WC

82

82

83.75

0.91

0.89–0.93

 

WHR

66

60

0.87

0.66

0.62–0.7

 

WHtR

89

70

0.54

0.88

0.86–0.91

 

AC

80

87

97.95

0.92

0.9–0.93

 

MUAC

79

86

23.9

0.9

0.88–0.93

 

TST

74

72

10.45

0.79

0.76–0.83

 

CC

70

80

29.45

0.82

0.79–0.86

 

AVI

90

73

13.18

0.91

0.9–0.93

 

BRI

87

75

4.27

0.88

0.85–0.91

 

BAI

82

70

32.63

0.84

0.82–0.87

  1. Abbreviations: HC hip circumference, WC waist circumference, WHR waist-to-hip ratio, WHtR waist-to-height ratio, AC abdominal circumference, MUAC mid-upper arm circumference, TST triceps skinfold thickness, CC calf circumference, AVI abdominal volume index, BRI body roundness index, BAI body adiposity index