Research Article
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/m2) | 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 |
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The values for all Spearman’s rank correlations listed are less than or equal to.001.
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