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Table 2 Triglyceride, HDL and waiste circumference cutoffs and respective sensitivity and specificity of MS diagnosis according to NCEP-ATP III and IDF classifications.

From: Elevated serum triglycerides is the strongest single indicator for the presence of metabolic syndrome in patients with type 2 diabetes

Cutoffs

NCEP-ATP III

IDF

TGC (mg/dl)

SENS (%)

SPEC (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

SENS (%)

SPEC (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

120

70

70

85

47

67

66

89

31

130

66

77

88

46

60

71

90

29

140

61

88

92

46

55

81

93

29

150

53

92

95

42

47

100*

100*

21

HDL (mg/dl) Females

SENS (%)

SPEC (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

SENS (%)

SPEC (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

50

53

93

93

34

49

100*

100*

20

55

71

66

89

38

67

62

92

29

60

87

48

86

50

84

31

90

31

Waist (cm) Females

SENS (%)

SPEC (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

SENS (%)

SPEC (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

90

97

52

88

82

    

95

83

67

90

55

    

98

79

72

90

41

**

100

71

75

90

41

    

102

57

77

90

32

    
  1. *Patients fulfill three IDF criteria.
  2. **No AUCs calculated, because central obesity is a prerequisite for MS diagnosis with IDF criteria.