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Table 2 AUC of ROC of WC, PBF and BMI to diagnose PCOS

From: Application of receiver operating characteristic curve in the assessment of the value of body mass index, waist circumference and percentage of body fat in the Diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in childbearing women

Age (y/o)

Obesity parameter

AUC ± SE

95 % CI of AUC

Somers’ D

P a

P

Lower limit

Upper limit

<26

WC (cm)

0.798 ± 0.068

0.665

0.930

0.596

<0.001

0.558b

PBF (%)

0.769 ± 0.060

0.650

0.887

0.537

<0.001

0.526c

BMI (kg/m2)

0.817 ± 0.059

0.701

0.933

0.634

<0.001

0.134d

26–31

WC (cm)

0.787 ± 0.0423

0.704

0.8700

0.574

<0.001

0.551b

PBF (%)

0.765 ± 0.0361

0.694

0.8355

0.529

<0.001

0.544c

BMI (kg/m2)

0.768 ± 0.0403

0.689

0.8472

0.537

<0.001

0.898d

>31

WC (cm)

0.889 ± 0.043

0.806

0.973

0.779

<0.001

0.001b

PBF (%)

0.838 ± 0.042

0.756

0.920

0.676

<0.001

0.090c

BMI (kg/m2)

0.773 ± 0.061

0.654

0.891

0.545

<0.001

0.138d

合计

WC (cm)

0.814 ± 0.029

0.758

0.870

0.629

<0.001

0.100b

PBF (%)

0.789 ± 0.025

0.7397

0.838

0.577

<0.001

0.261c

BMI (kg/m2)

0.782 ± 0.028

0.7265

0.838

0.564

<0.001

0.724d

  1. aAUC compared with 0.5
  2. bcompared with BMI
  3. ccompared with WC
  4. dcompared with PBF