Body Composition Indices and Predicted Cardiovascular Disease Risk Profile among Urban Dwellers in Malaysia

Table 2

Correlations between ten-year cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and body composition measures.

Measure	Predicted CVD risk
	Males		Females		Total
	BMI	0.0639	0.2197	0.1686	<0.001	0.0377	0.2639
BF%	0.1366	<0.01	0.1749	<0.001	−0.1504	<0.001
WHR	0.4321	<0.001	0.2769	<0.001	0.4356	<0.001
WHtR	0.3133	<0.001	0.3540	<0.001	0.2295	<0.001
WC	0.2753	<0.001	0.2664	<0.001	0.2795	<0.001

BF% = body fat percentage; BMI = body mass index; WC = waist circumference; WHR = waist-hip ratio; WHtR = waist-height ratio.