Research Article

Establishment and Validation of a New Predictive Model for Insulin Resistance based on 2 Chinese Cohorts: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

The AUC, sensitivity, specificity, and cut-off points for each index for predicting IR.

IndexesAUCSensitivitySpecificityCut-off values
Derivation cohortValidation cohortDerivation cohortValidation cohortDerivation cohortValidation cohortDerivation cohortValidation cohort

Predictive model0.770.910.620.820.810.898.187.46
TyG index0.690.840.810.860.480.771.600.81
LAP0.660.890.810.860.460.8233.5442.48
VAI0.630.850.860.860.400.721.441.20
THR0.530.830.700.840.410.751.140.73

IR: insulin resistance, AUC: area under the curve, TyG: triglyceride and glucose, LAP: lipid accumulation product, VAI: visceral adiposity index, and THR: triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio.