From: Appropriate waist circumference cut points for identifying insulin resistance in black youth: a cross sectional analysis of the 1986 Jamaica birth cohort
Waist Circumference
Sensitivity (%)
Specificity (%)
Youden Index (J)
Men
Study derived (82 cm)
45
93
0.38
IDF Standard (94 cm)
14
98
0.12
Women
52
87
0.39
IDF Standard (80 cm)
53
82
0.35