Table 6

Comparison of AUCs for anthropometric indices in predicting MetS components in women

Component	Central obesity		High TG		Low HDL		High BP		High BG
Component	AUC (95% CI)	p	AUC (95% CI)	p	AUC (95% CI)	p	AUC (95% CI)	p	AUC (95% CI)	p
BMI	0.83 (0.75 to 0.92)	<0.001	0.56 (0.39 to 0.73)	0.563	0.64 (0.49 to 0.79)	0.145	0.68 (0.58 to 0.78)	<0.001	0.50*(0.35 to 0.65)	0.997
WC	0.82 (0.74 to 0.91)	<0.001	0.50 (0.32 to 0.67)	0.955	0.64 (0.51 to 0.77)	0.142	0.70 (0.61 to 0.80)	<0.001	0.54 (0.40 to 0.68)	0.584
WHR	0.65*(0.54 to 0.75)	0.021	0.39 (0.24 to 0.54)	0.257	0.64 (0.51 to 0.77)	0.145	0.60*(0.50 to 0.70)	0.066	0.62 (0.49 to 0.76)	0.106
ABSI	0.47*(0.36 to 0.59)	0.681	0.39 (0.21 to 0.57)	0.253	0.53 (0.35 to 0.71)	0.736	0.59*(0.49 to 0.69)	0.082	0.61 (0.48 to 0.74)	0.157
AVI	0.84 (0.75 to 0.92)	<0.001	0.50 (0.32 to 0.68)	0.981	0.64 (0.50 to 0.77)	0.153	0.71 (0.62 to 0.80)	<0.001	0.54 (0.40 to 0.69)	0.590
BAI	0.70*(0.59 to 0.82)	<0.001	0.58 (0.38 to 0.78)	0.429	0.58 (0.39 to 0.77)	0.413	0.61 (0.51 to 0.71)	0.036	0.50 (0.34 to 0.66)	0.990
BRI	0.77 (0.68 to 0.87)	<0.001	0.49 (0.31 to 0.67)	0.918	0.64 (0.50 to 0.79)	0.142	0.67*(0.57 to 0.76)	0.002	0.54 (0.39 to 0.69)	0.609
CI	0.58*(0.47 to 0.69)	0.220	0.44 (0.26 to 0.63)	0.550	0.61 (0.44 to 0.77)	0.271	0.63*(0.53 to 0.73)	0.013	0.59 (0.46 to 0.73)	0.222
VAI	0.62*(0.51 to 0.73)	0.060	0.59 (0.41 to 0.78)	0.328	0.56 (0.39 to 0.73)	0.524	0.52*(0.41 to 0.62)	0.739	0.59 (0.44 to 0.73)	0.261

DeLong et al’s non-parametric approach was used to compare the AUCs of indices.
*Compared with the AUC of waist circumference, p is less than 0.05.
ABSI, a body shape index; AUC, area under curve; AVI, abdominal volume index; BAI, body adiposity index; BG, blood glucose; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; BRI, body roundness index; CI, conicity; HDL, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; MetS, metabolic syndrome; TG, triglycerides; VAI, visceral adiposity index; WC, waist circumference; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio.