Table 2.

Correlations Between Trace Elements and Anthropometrics in Obese Patients

		Fe	Mn	Mg	Cu	Zn	Co	Pb
Body weight	r	0.299	0.040	0.053	0.197	−0.123	−0.001	−0.014
	P	.130	.839	.785	.306	.527	.995	.944
BMI	r	−0.349	−0.138	−0.137	0.029	−0.183	−0.133	−0.173
	P	.074	.474	.479	.880	.343	.490	.370
Waist/height ratio	r	−0.015	−0.143	0.100	0.250	−0.067	−0.156	−0.081
	P	.957	.570	.693	.316	.792	.538	.748
Waist/hip ratio	r	−0.081	−0.028	−0.166	0.422	0.006	−0.007	−0.032
	P	.813	.928	.587	.151	.985	.983	.916

P-value is significant when less than .05.

BMI, body mass index.