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Table 2 Sensitivity and specificity (and 95% confidence intervals) of metabolic syndrome to predict impaired glucose tolerance by racial/ethnic group among adolescents overall and among those who are overweight/obese

From: Low sensitivity of the metabolic syndrome to identify adolescents with impaired glucose tolerance: an analysis of NHANES 1999–2010

 

All adolescents

Adolescents BMI ≥ 85thpercentile

Prevalence of “Mets”

Sensitivity

Specificity

Prevalence of “Mets”

Sensitivity

Specificity

NHW

ATP-III MetS

7.43

17.36

93.01

18.57

43.97

82.74

(4.46, 10.41)

(0.00, 35.00)

(90.03, 96.00)

(10.33, 26.80)

(9.21, 78.72)

(74.68, 90.79)

 

MetS Z > 1.0

8.33

11.17

91.79

22.09

28.29

78.22

(5.27, 11.40)

(0.00, 24.47)

(88.79, 94.79)

(14.28, 29.91)

(0, 58.82)

(70.65, 85.80)

 

MetS Z > 0.75

14.48

23.63

85.92

36.64

59.85

64.55

(10.18, 18.79)

(2.81, 44.44)

(81.60, 90.26)

(27.13, 46.15)

(27.78, 91.93)

(54.95, 74.14)

NHB

ATP-III MetS

4.40

31.82

96.55

9.91

34.33

91.99

(2.10, 6.69)

(1.06, 62.58)

(94.64, 98.46)

(4.90, 14.92)

(1.92, 66.75)

(87.67, 96.32)

 

MetS Z > 1.0

7.73

55.91

93.94

17.39

60.33

85.95

(5.00, 10.46)

(24.42, 87.40)

(91.58, 96.31)

(11.89, 22.89)

(28.88, 91.78)

(9.33, 18.77)

 

MetS Z > 0.75

13.18

69.32

88.76

29.90

74.80

74.59

(8.14, 18.22)

(41.80, 96.83)

(84.18, 93.35)

(19.23, 38.71)

(48.27, 100)

(65.08, 84.10)

Hispanic

ATP-III MetS

12.49

34.06

89.12

26.13

51.33

76.68

(8.65, 16.32)

(12.39, 55.73)

(85.82, 92.42)

(18.94, 33.32)

(27.67, 74.99)

(16.60, 30.04)

 

MetS Z > 1.0

16.90

37.07

84.61

35.15

52.19

66.75

(12.63, 21.16)

(15.71, 58.42)

(80.82, 88.39)

(27.67, 42.62)

(28.83, 75.53)

(59.65, 73.85)

 

MetS Z > 0.75

23.49

48.17

78.35

46.73

64.02

55.20

(18.60, 28.38)

(26.73, 69.60)

(73.82, 82.89)

(38.97, 54.49)

(42.70, 85.35)

(47.59, 62.80)