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Table 5 Impact of resting heart rate on screening metabolic variables among adolescents (Brazil, n = 971)

From: Resting heart rate: its correlations and potential for screening metabolic dysfunctions in adolescents

ROC curve

Outcomes

 

High LDL-C

Low HDL-C

High triglycerides

High TC

High glucose

AUC ± SE

0.525 ± 0.023

0.518 ± 0.026

0.618 ± 0.044

0.539 ± 0.028

0.611 ± 0.039

AUC95%CI

(0.479 – 0.570)

(0.467 – 0.568)

(0.531 – 0.705)

(0.483 – 0.594)

(0.534 – 0.688)

AUC p-value

0.293

0.491

0.030

0.195

0.007

Best cutoff (beats/min)

85.5

81.5

84

85.5

89

  Sensitivity

0.462

0.563

0.621

0.486

0.491

  Specificity

0.620

0.482

0.564

0.615

0.715

  1. ROC = receiver-operating characteristic; AUC = area under ROC curve; SE = standard error; 95%CI = 95% confidence interval; LDL-C = low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C = high density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC = total cholesterol.
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BMC Pediatrics

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