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. 2011 Sep 2;10:1. doi: 10.4314/pamj.v10i0.72204

Table 4.

Pearson's correlations coefficients of the anthropometric parameters with metabolic variables in women

Age BMI WC WHR BF%

Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural
SBP 0.464*** 0.505*** 0.172** 0.145 0.237*** 0.366** 0.283*** 0.273* 0.312*** 0.357**
DBP 0.265*** 0.072 0.180** 0.287* 0.211** 0.416** 0.182** 0.121 0.254*** 0.300*
RHR −0.165* −0.261* 0.008 0.027 −0.037 −0.018 −0.081 −0.147 −0.091 −0.160
Blood glucose 0.170* 0.376** 0.203** 0.029 0.198** −0.100 0.179** 0.240 0.194** 0.140
Total cholesterol 0.195** 0.427** 0.169* −0.039 0.187** −0.014 0.116 0.440** 0.241** 0.117
Triglycerides 0.061 0.345* −0.070 −0.022 0.013 0.042 0.062 0.224 −0.041 0.170
LDL-c 0.168* −0.037 0.154* 0.153 0.122 0.019 −0.019 −0.091 0.150 0.223
HDL-c −0.016 0.324* −0.011 −0.059 0.019 −0.064 0.149* 0.344 0.046 0.023

***: p<0.001;

**: p<0.01;

*:p<0.05