Anthropometric parameter-based assessment for cardiovascular disease predisposition among young Indians

Table 1 Mean values of the parameters analyzed (mean ± SD)

Parameters	Male	Female	Risk cut-off value
Body mass index (kg/m2)	23.60 ± 3.752	22.93 ± 4.554	≥ 23
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	118.07 ± 8.079	112.89 ± 7.959	≥ 130
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	85.30 ± 5.865	80.80 ± 7.131	≥ 90
Mean arterial blood pressure	96.23 ± 4.535	91.56 ± 5.381
Pulse rate (per minute)	75.45 ± 5.242	73.71 ± 5.312	≥ 85
Pulse pressure	32.76 ± 10.42	32.04 ± 10.81	≥ 40
Waist circumference (cm)	84.19 ± 11.00	75.53 ± 9.544	≥ 85 (men) and ≥ 80 (women)
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.93 ± 0.04	0.84 ± 0.05	≥ 0.88 (men) and ≥ 0.81 (women)

Table 2 Spearman correlation values for men and women

Parameters	Men	Women
Correlation of BMI vs waist circumference	0.88b	0.78b
Correlation of BMI vs WHR	0.50b	0.09
Correlation of waist circumference vs WHR	0.63b	0.43b

BMI: Body mass index; WHR: Waist-to-hip ratio.

^bP < 0.0001.

Table 3 Receiver operating curve analysis

Parameters		Men	Women
Body mass index	Area under the curve	0.6163	0.5975
	Specificity (%)	59.04	52.53
	Sensitivity (%)	55.19	62.61
Waist circumference	Area under the curve	0.5941	0.5872
	Specificity (%)	51.81	36.36
	Sensitivity (%)	65.96	75.65
Waist-to-hip ratio	Area under the curve	0.5497	0.5108
	Specificity (%)	91.57	33.67
	Sensitivity (%)	19.15	64.00