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Table 5 Area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve in sickle cell anemia (SCA) patients with relative systemic hypertension (rHTN)

From: Neck circumference is independently associated with relative systemic hypertension in young adults with sickle cell anaemia

 

rHTN

 

Area

SE

95% CI

P

Age

0.580

0.093

0.397–0.762

0.371

Weight

0.708

0.102

0.509–0.908

0.019

BMI

0.512

0.084

0.368–0.776

0.324

WC

0.547

0.098

0.355–0.740

0.594

NC

0.809

0.069

0.673–0.944

0.001

Hb

0.561

0.084

0.396–0.725

0.495

Hct

0.703

0.079

0.547–0.858

0.023

Plasma viscosity

0.602

0.084

0.438–0.767

0.250

Blood viscosity

0.667

0.077

0.515–0.818

0.061

TyG index

0.644

0.085

0.478–0.810

0.105

TyG-BMI

0.580

0.110

0.364–0.795

0.371

TyG-WC

0.602

0.096

0.415–0.790

0.250

  1. rHTN Relative systemic hypertension patients with blood pressure values ≥120/70 mmHg; BMI Body mass index; WC Waist circumference; NC Neck circumference; Hb Hemoglobin; Hct Hematocrit; TyG index The product of triglycerides and fasting glucose; TyG-BMI, TyG*BMI; TyG-WC, TyG*WC; SE Standard error; CI Confidence interval