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Table 3 The area under the ROC curve (AROC) and cut-off points for indices to predict type 2 diabetes

From: The product of fasting plasma glucose and triglycerides improves risk prediction of type 2 diabetes in middle-aged Koreans

Index

AROC (95% CI)

Cut-off point

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

Youden index

Men

 WC (cm)

0.579 (0.563–0.595)

84.00

56.01

57.11

0.13

 TG (mg/dl)

0.592 (0.576–0.608)

172.00

46.74

67.84

0.15

 FPG (mg/dl)

0.660 (0.645–0.676)

87.00

51.31

72.89

0.24

 LAP

0.602 (0.586–0.618)

30.50

62.79

55.54

0.18

 TyG index

0.623 (0.607–0.638)

8.86

52.09

66.59

0.19

Women

 WC (cm)

0.576 (0.561–0.592)

78.17

69.26

43.54

0.13

 TG (mg/dl)

0.627 (0.612–0.642)

122.00

66.37

54.41

0.21

 FPG (mg/dl)

0.599 (0.584–0.614)

84.00

39.52

75.69

0.15

 LAP

0.623 (0.607–0.637)

35.84

57.59

61.59

0.19

 TyG index

0.644 (0.629–0.659)

8.52

67.25

55.85

0.23

  1. Abbreviations: AROC area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, WC waist circumference, TG triglycerides, FPG fasting plasma glucose, LAP lipid accumulation product, TyG index, the product of fasting glucose and triglycerides