The discriminatory power of visceral adipose tissue area vs anthropometric measures as a diagnostic marker for metabolic syndrome in South African women

Table 2 Comparison of the performance of anthropometric variables and VAT area in the discrimination of any two components of metabolic syndrome (not including the WC criteria in the analysis)

Variables	AUC (95% CI)	p value for differences in AUC
Variables	AUC (95% CI)	vs BMI	vs WC	vs Hip	vs WHR	vs WHtR	vs ABSI	vs VAT area
BMI	0.716 (0.643–0.788)	–	0.187	0.002	0.703	0.109	0.014	0.028
WC	0.738 (0.667–0.810)	0.187	–	0.0005	0.288	0.413	0.0004	0.192
Hip	0.664 (0.587–0.741)	0.002	0.0005	–	0.528	0.001	0.132	0.0004
WHR	0.698 (0.624–0.771)	0.703	0.288	0.528	–	0.181	< 0.0001	0.083
WHtR	0.747 (0.675–0.819)	0.109	0.413	0.001	0.181	–	0.0001	0.397
ABSI	0.575 (0.495–0.655)	0.014	0.0004	0.132	< 0.0001	0.0001	–	< 0.0001
VAT area	0.767 (0.700–0.834)	0.028	0.192	0.0004	0.083	0.397	< 0.0001	–

ABSI A Body Shape Index, AUC area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve, BMI body mass index, Hip hip circumference, WC waist circumference, WHR waist-to-hip ratio, WHtR waist-to-height ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval

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