Table 4. Correlation of anthropometric indices with metabolic syndrome factors in the participants in the Bushehr aging health study in the first phase.

WC, waist circumference; HC, hip circumference; ABSI, A body shape index; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; AVI, abdominal volume index; WTI, waist triglyceride index; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FBG, fasting blood glucose; TG, triglyceride; TC, total cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol

Note: Spearman correlation for all cells in the table

Risk factors of metabolic syndrome		BMI	SBP	DBP	FBG	TG	TC	LDL-C	HDL-C
WC	Total	0.792	0.175	0.149	0.100	0.195	0.009	-0.013	-0.147
	Men	0.858	0.199	0.115	0.102	0.248	0.031	0.005	-0.170
	Female	0.827	0.162	0.205	0.103	0.162	0.021	-0.008	-0.102
HC	Total	0.864	0.123	0.126	0.006	0.118	0.055	0.020	0.003
	Men	0.817	0.143	0.104	-0.012	0.137	0.012	0.005	-0.099
	Female	0.877	0.109	0.183	0.014	0.096	0.011	-0.021	-0.007
ABSI	Total	-0.856	-0.029	-0.014	-0.013	-0.016	0.007	0.014	0.002
	Men	-0.911	-0.042	-0.017	-0.013	-0.021	0.016	0.026	0.006
	Female	-0.838	-0.015	-0.015	0.003	-0.021	0.010	0.006	0.045
WHR	Total	0.077	0.050	0.030	0.089	0.081	-0.042	-0.040	-0.121
	Men	0.415	0.153	0.060	0.178	0.234	0.037	0.004	-0.156
	Female	0.065	0.031	0.023	0.078	0.056	-0.015	-0.020	-0.070
AVI	Total	0.180	0.024	0.025	0.028	0.040	-0.014	-0.023	-0.027
	Men	0.860	0.197	0.114	0.099	0.243	0.028	0.001	-0.166
	Female	0.152	0.010	0.025	0.028	0.027	-0.023	-0.032	-0.027
WTI	Total	0.292	0.128	0.0103	0.222	0.952	0.291	0.110	-0.121
	Men	0.325	0.154	0.099	0.146	0.986	0.312	0.125	-0.156
	Female	0.274	0.104	0.114	0.300	0.921	0.272	0.092	-0.070