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Table 2 Population attributable fraction and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for obesity defined using BMI and WC

From: Estimating the proportion of metabolic health outcomes attributable to obesity: a cross-sectional exploration of body mass index and waist circumference combinations

 

Obese by BMI or WC

Obese by BMI

Obese by alternative BMI

 

PAF (95 % CI)

AUC (95 % CI)

PAF (95 % CI)

AUC (95 % CI)

PAF (95 % CI)

AUC (95 % CI)

Hypertension

28.3 (24.4, 32.1)

0.62 (0.61, 0.63)

15.7 (13.2, 18.1)

0.57 (0.56, 0.58)

21.7 (19.1, 24.3)

0.59 (0.58, 0.60)

Diabetes

47.4 (41.0, 53.1)

0.66 (0.65, 0.68)

32.4 (26.4, 37.9)

0.62 (0.60, 0.64)

36.2 (28.8, 42.9)

0.63 (0.61, 0.65)

Dyslipidaemia

29.0 (25.2, 32.6)

0.64 (0.63, 0.65)

18.8 (15.9, 21.6)

0.60 (0.59, 0.61)

26.8 (23.2, 30.1)

0.63 (0.62, 0.64)

CVD

24.5 (16.0, 32.2)

0.58 (0.56, 0.60)

7.3 (−1.0, 14.8)

0.53 (0.51, 0.54)

14.0 (5.1, 22.1)

0.54 (0.53, 0.56)

  1. Obese by BMI or WC: BMI ≥30 kg/m2 or WC ≥102 cm for men and ≥88 cm for women; obese by BMI: BMI ≥30 kg/m2; obese by alternative BMI: BMI ≥28.5 kg/m2
  2. PAF population attributable fraction, AUC area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, CVD cardiovascular disease
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BMC Obesity

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