Table 5.

Correlation between anthropometric variables and fasting glucose levels, insulin levels and lipid profile in male adolescents including all Tanner's stages.

Variables	BMI	WC:AC	CPR	STR	SUM
Glucose	0.80	0.95	0.98	0.94	0.95
Insulin	0.71	0.94	0.97	0.96	0.96
TRG	0.82	0.93	0.95	0.92	0.95
TC	0.87	0.96	0.98	0.91	0.96
HDL	0.77	0.93	0.90	0.91	0.93
LDL	0.82	0.90	0.89	0.85	0.91
T:HDLC	0.73	0.88	0.86	0.87	0.90

All correlation coefficients were statistically significant at least P < 0.01. See text for abbreviations.