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Table 3 AUCs for WHtR and 2007 WHO BMI z score for screening metabolic risk factors in normal-weight and overweight/obese 6-10-year-old children from Campos

From: Is waist-to-height ratio a useful indicator of cardio-metabolic risk in 6-10-year-old children?

Metabolic risk

AUC

WHtR

p value

BMI zscore

p value

HOMA-IR

0.90 (0.83–0.95)*

0.0001

0.87 (0.81–0.92)*

0.0001

SBP

0.77 (0.70–0.83)*

0.0001

0.80 (0.73–0.87)*

0.0001

DBP

0.80 (0.73–0.85)*

0.0001

0.80 (0.73–0.86)*

0.0001

LDL

0.62 (0.54–0.69)*

0.0062

0.63 (0.55–0.70)*

0.0024

HDL

0.68 (0.61–0.75)*

0.0001

0.67 (0.59–0.74)*

0.0001

TG

0.58 (0.50–0.66)*

0.1002

0.53 (0.46–0.61)*

0.4997

  1. * 95%CI: 95% confidence interval.