Table 4.

Pearson correlation between anthropometrics and body composition assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

	Percent body fat		Percent truncal fat		Overall fat mass (g)
	ρ	P value	ρ	P value	ρ	P value
At 3 years
Waist-to-height ratio (n 28)	0·23	0·24	0·35	0·72	0·41	0·03
Sum of skin fold thickness (n 24)	0·44	0·03	0·42	0·04	0·53	0·008
Weight for length z-score (n 28)	0·42	0·03	0·52	0·005	0·65	<0·0001
BMI z-score (n 28)	0·40	0·03	0·51	<0·006	0·61	0·001
At 3 years, adjusted for age
Waist-to-height ratio (n 28)	0·23	0·23	0·34	0·09	0·41	0·04
Sum of skin fold thickness (n 24)	0·44	0·04	0·42	0·04	0·53	0·01
Weight for length z-score (n 28)	0·42	0·04	0·52	0·006	0·65	<0·0001
BMI z-score (n 28)	0·40	0·04	0·51	0·008	0·61	0·01