Sekgala, Machoene D.Sewpaul, RonelOpperman, Maretha2022-09-092022-09-092022Sekgala, M. D. et al. (2022). Comparison of the ability of anthropometric indices to predict the risk of diabetes mellitus in South African males: Sanhanes-1. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(6),3224. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph190632241660-4601https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063224http://hdl.handle.net/10566/7845This study aimed to assess the sensitivity of body mass index (BMI) to predict the risk of diabetes mellitus (DM) and whether waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip (WHR) and waist-toheight (WHtR) ratios are better predictors of the risk of DM than BMI in South African men aged 20 years and older. Data from the first South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (SANHANES-1) were used. Overall, 1405 men who had valid HbA1c outcomes were included. The sensitivity, specificity, and optimal cut-off points for predicting DM were determined using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. A total of 34.6% percent of the study participants were overweight/obese, while 10.5%, 10.4%, 36.6% and 61.0% had HbA1c, WC, WHR and WHtR above the normal reference ranges, respectively.enDiabetes mellitusBody mass index (BMI)South AfricaPublic healthNutritionArticle