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Re: st: Cut-off point for ROC curve using parametric and non-parametric method


From   "Roger B. Newson" <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: Cut-off point for ROC curve using parametric and non-parametric method
Date   Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:30:46 +0000

If your aim is to estimate the Youden index, then you can use the -somersd- package, which you can download from SSC. The Youden index is an alternative name for Somers' D between 2 binary variables. The -somersd- package can also be used, together with -lincom-, to calculate the difference between 2 Youden indices for 2 diagnostic tests for the same disease.

I hope this helps.

Best wishes

Roger

Roger B Newson BSc MSc DPhil
Lecturer in Medical Statistics
Respiratory Epidemiology and Public Health Group
National Heart and Lung Institute
Imperial College London
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On 19/01/2013 03:38, Pham Ngoc Minh wrote:
Dear Statalist,

I want to construct age-adjusted (age is a continuous variable) optimal
cut-off points for body mass index (bmi)  and waist circumference (wc) in
determining metabolic syndrome (metabo) for a large study. My question is
how can I calculate sensitivity and specificity for bmi and wc with
adjustment for age, based on which I can calculate Youden index. For
non-parametric method, I know only about using command: roctab metabo bmi,
detail or senspec metabo bmi, se(varname1) spe(varname2)  (without
covariate adjustment). Moreover, how can I calculate age-adjusted
sensitivity and specificity using parametric ROC analysis. It is because
  using non-parametric method showed P less than 0.01, although AUC for
bmi and wc was somewhat similar.
Thank you for your guidance in advance.

Pham Ngoc Minh
Thai Nguyen University Faculty of Public Health, Vietnam
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