Table 2 Area under the Curve (AUC) by Anthropometric Indices for General, and Central Obesity among Adult Saudis according to Gender, and Diabetic Status

Males (1156)

0.84 (0.82–0.87)

0.92 (0.90–0.93)

0.92 (0.90–0.94)

0.70 (0.67–0.73)

Females (1907)

0.83 (0.81–0.85)

0.91 (0.89–0.92)

0.91 (0.90–0.92)

0.69 (0.67–0.72)

Males (956)

0.86 (0.83–0.88)

0.93 (0.91–0.95)

0.93 (0.91–0.95)

0.71 (0.68–0.75

Females (1556)

0.82 (0.80–0.84)

0.91 (0.90–0.92)

0.91 (0.90–0.93)

0.68 (0.66–0.71)

Males (200)

0.77 (0.70–0.83)

0.88 (0.83–0.93)

0.91 (0.87–0.95)

0.62 (0.52–0.68)

Females (348)

0.77 (0.72–0.83)

0.84 (0.80–0.88)

0.85 (0.81–0.89)

0.52 (0.45–0.58)^

NC

WC

WHtR

BMI

Males (1156)

0.80 (0.77–0.82)

0.88 (0.86–0.90)

0.89 (0.87–0.91)

0.75 (0.72–0.78)

Females (1907)

0.77 (0.74–0.80)

0.90 (0.88–0.92)

0.90 (0.82–0.92)

0.70 (0.67–0.73)

Males (956)

0.79 (0.76–0.82)

0.88 (0.86–0.90)

0.89 (0.91–0.95)

0.72 (0.72–0.78)

Females (1556)

0.78 (0.74–0.82)

0.91 (0.88–0.93)

0.92 (0.89–0.94)

0.71 (0.67–0.75)

Males (200)

0.71 (0.61–0.81)

0.81 (0.72–0.89)

0.82 (0.74–0.91)

0.64 (0.53–0.76)

Females (348)

0.60 (0.54–0.67)

0.78 (0.73–0.83)

0.78 (0.73–0.82)

0.50 (0.44–0.57)^