Zhang,Xianghui, Ding,Yusong, Shao,Yinbao, He,Jia, Ma,Jiaolong, Guo,Heng, Keerman,Mulatibieke, Liu,Jiaming, Si,Huili, Guo,Shuxia, Ma,Rulin, Zhang,Xianghui, Ding,Yusong, Shao,Yinbao, He,Jia, Ma,Jiaolong, Guo,Heng, Keerman,Mulatibieke, Liu,Jiaming, Si,Huili, Guo,Shuxia, and Ma,Rulin
Xianghui Zhang,1,* Yusong Ding,1,* Yinbao Shao,1 Jia He,1 Jiaolong Ma,1 Heng Guo,1 Mulatibieke Keerman,1 Jiaming Liu,1 Huili Si,2 Shuxia Guo,1,3 Rulin Ma1 1Department of Public Health, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi, Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Neurology, Shihezi People’s Hospital, Shihezi, Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Pathology and Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases (Ministry of Education), Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi, Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shuxia GuoDepartment of Public Health, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Suite 721, Building No. 1, Beier Road, Shihezi, 832000, Xinjiang, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86 1800-9932-625Fax +86 993-2057-153Email gsxshzu@sina.comRulin MaDepartment of Public Health, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Suite 816, Building No. 1, Beier Road, Shihezi, 832000, Xinjiang, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86 1330-9930-561Fax +86 993-2057-153Email marulin@shzu.edu.cnBackground: Few studies have focused on the predictive ability of visceral obesity-related indices for metabolic syndrome (MetS), especially in different ethnic groups. This study aimed to evaluate the applicability of visceral obesity-related indices for MetS screening among three major ethnic groups living in remote rural areas of Xinjiang.Methods: Based on multistage stratified cluster random sampling method, 3,192 Uyghurs, 3,054 Kazakhs, and 3,658 Hans were recruited from Xinjiang, China. The Joint Interim Statement (JIS) criteria were used to define MetS. The receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC), area under the ROC curve (AUC), and predictive value of each visceral obesity-related index were used to evaluate the predictive ability of MetS.Results: After adjusting for potential confounding factors, the lipid accumulation