Table 5

AUC and 95% CI of the prediction of T2DM according to anthropometric indicators by gender

VariableModel 1Model 2Model 3Model 4
Men
 BMI (kg/m2)0.552 (0.493 to 0.611)0.586 (0.523 to 0.649)0.663 (0.607 to 0.719)0.692 (0.636 to 0.747)
 WC (cm)0.584 (0.526 to 0.642)0.610 (0.551 to 0.669)0.670 (0.615 to 0.725)0.694 (0.639 to 0.749)
 WHR0.572 (0.513 to 0.631)0.596 (0.539 to 0.652)0.659 (0.604 to 0.713)0.690 (0.636 to 0.744)
 WSR0.608 (0.549 to 0.668)0.614 (0.554 to 0.675)0.679 (0.622 to 0.735)0.703 (0.648 to 0.758)
Women
 BMI (kg/m2)0.599 (0.555 to 0.642)0.604 (0.560 to 0.648)0.618 (0.575 to 0.661)0.669 (0.627 to 0.711)
 WC (cm)0.600 (0.555 to 0.644)0.602 (0.557 to 0.647)0.609 (0.565 to 0.654)0.662 (0.622 to 0.703)
 WHR0.594 (0.550 to 0.638)0.596 (0.550 to 0.641)0.611 (0.567 to 0.656)0.668 (0.627 to 0.709)
 WSR0.592 (0.547 to 0.637)0.594 (0.549 to 0.640)0.607 (0.563 to 0.652)0.663 (0.622 to 0.704)
  • Model 1: unadjusted; model 2: adjusted for age; model 3: adjusted for age, smoking, alcohol drinking and regular exercise; model 4: adjusted for age, smoking, alcohol drinking, regular exercise, hypertension, TG and TC.

  • AUC, areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves; BMI, body mass index; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; WC, waist circumference; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; WSR, waist-to-stature ratio.