Table 4

- Area under the curve and 95%CI of VAI for identifying CAS by gender and age.

Different populationsAUCStandarderrorsP-value95%CI for AUC
Lower boundUpper bound
All subject groups0.5610.013<0.0010.5350.586
All females0.5950.017<0.0010.5620.628
In female 18–44 years of age0.5750.0280.0080.520.629
In female >44years of age0.6100.022<0.0010.5660.653
All males0.5370.020.0600.4990.575
In female 18–44 years of age0.5140.0290.6400.4570.57
In female >44years of age0.5530.0270.0560.4990.606
  • AUC: area under the curve, VAI: visceral adiposity index, CAS: carotid atherosclerosis, CI: confidence interval