Comparison of discrimination for cardio-metabolic risk by different cut-off values of the ratio of triglycerides to HDL cholesterol

Table 3 Sensitivity and specificity for relationships of multiple risk factors with high TG/HDL-C ratio defined by conventional cut-off values and new cut-off values in men and women.

	Conventional cut-off value Men, 3.75; women 3.00	New cut-off value Men, 2.967; women, 2.237
Men
Sensitivity	0.606	0.735
Specificity	0.780	0.691
Women
Sensitivity	0.500	0.704
Specificity	0.943	0.888

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