The Relation between Aerobic Fitness, Muscular Fitness, and Obesity in Children from Three Countries at Different Stages of the Physical Activity Transition

Table 2

Pearson correlations between the three body composition measures by sex and country (𝑃<0.0001 for all correlations).

	Canada		Mexico		Kenya
	Waist circumference	Triceps skinfold	Waist circumference	Triceps skinfold	Waist circumference	Triceps skinfold
Boys
Body mass index	0.95	0.82	0.94	0.84	0.80	0.79
Waist circumference	—	0.79	—	0.83	—	0.62
Girls
Body mass index	0.94	0.75	0.95	0.88	0.92	0.87
Waist circumference	—	0.71	—	0.87	—	0.82