Waist Circumference, Body Mass Index, and Other Measures of Adiposity in Predicting Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Peruvian Adults

Table 2

Spearman's rank correlation coefficients for anthropometric measurements and metabolic syndrome components.

	BMI (kg/m^2)	WC (cm)	WHR	WHtR	VAI
Men
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)	0.330	0.292	0.205	0.304	0.222
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	0.462	0.461	0.335	0.439	0.948
HDL (mg/dL)	−0.291	−0.286	−0.188	−0.247	−0.664
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	0.273	0.301	0.255	0.291	0.188
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	0.331	0.330	0.298	0.316	0.247
Women
Fasting plasma Glucose (mg/dL)	0.306	0.301	0.107	0.301	0.250
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	0.437	0.455	0.226	0.451	0.933
HDL (mg/dL)	−0.220	−0.209	−0.194	−0.213	−0.618
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	0.296	0.323	0.180	0.304	0.271
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	0.265	0.265	0.164	0.262	0.227

The 𝑃 values for all Spearman’s rank correlations listed are less than or equal to.001.