Research Article

Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, Body Fat, Fasting Blood Glucose in a Sample of Moroccan Adolescents Aged 11–17 Years

Table 3

Pearson’s correlation coefficients ( 𝑟 ) of BMI and WC with each of FM and PBF.

BMIWC
FMPBFFMPBF

Boys
 Total ( 𝑛 = 4 4 )0.850**0.711**0.717**0.575**
 Normal weight ( 𝑛 = 1 7 )0.770**0.648**0.513*0.347
 Overweight-obese ( 𝑛 = 2 7 )0.739**0.413*0.571**0.289
Girls
 Total ( 𝑛 = 1 2 3 )0.896**0.724**0.824**0.677**
 Normal weight ( 𝑛 = 8 0 )0.690**0.505**0.626**0.434**
 Overweight-obese ( 𝑛 = 4 3 )0.799**0.488**0.628**0.404**

*Correlation is significant at 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 .
**Correlation is significant at 𝑃 < 0 . 0 1 .