Optimal Cutoff Values for Anthropometric Adiposity Measures of Sri Lankan Adult Women
Table 4
Likelihood ratios and posttest (posterior) probability of AAMs cutoff values for diagnosing obesity in Sri Lankan middle-aged women.
TBFP (%)
AAM
Positive likelihood
Negative likelihood
Positive likelihood ratio
95% CI
Posttest (posterior) probability (odds)
95% CI
Negative likelihood ratio
95% CI
Posttest (posterior) probability (odds)
95% CI
33
BMI
4.47
2.46–8.12
91% (9.9)
85%–95%
0.29
0.21–0.41
39% (0.6)
32%–48%
WC
2.63
1.74–3.99
85% (5.9)
79%–90%
0.30
0.20–0.44
40% (0.7)
31%–49%
HC
3.39
2.07–5.57
88% (7.5)
82%–93%
0.29
0.20–0.41
39% (0.6)
31%–48%
WHR
1.44
1.08–1.92
76% (3.2)
71%–81%
0.56
0.38–0.83
55% (1.2)
46%–65%
35
BMI
3.86
2.60–5.75
78% (3.6)
71%–84%
0.19
0.11–0.32
15% (0.2)
9%–23%
WC
4.17
2.64–6.57
79% (3.8)
71%–86%
0.30
0.21–0.45
22% (0.3)
16%–29%
HC
7.89
4.05–15.0
88% (7.5)
79%–93%
0.32
0.23–0.45
23% (0.3)
18%–29%
WHR
1.31
1.04–1.65
55% (1.2)
49%–60%
0.62
0.41–0.94
36% (0.6)
27%–46%
AAM = anthropometry adiposity measure, BMI = body mass index, WC = waist circumference, HC = hip circumference, WHR = waist-to-hip ratio, and CI = confidence interval.
