Table 3.

Genetic and phenotypic correlations between the anthropometric measurements

Phenotype1	Phenotype2	rhog (SE)	p value	rhop (SE)	p value
BMI	Waist circumference	0.95 (0.02)	4.9 × 10−16	0.91 (0.06)	1.0 × 10−30
	Waist/height ratio	0.96 (0.01)	1.6 × 10−15	0.92 (0.06)	1.0 × 10−30
	Percent body fat	0.91 (0.02)	2.2 × 10−15	0.89 (0.03)	1.0 × 10−30
	Subscapular skinfold	0.87 (0.03)	1.3 × 10−15	0.81 (0.04)	7.4 × 10−21
	Triceps	0.80 (0.05)	5.9 × 10−12	0.71 (0.05)	1.8 × 10−14
Waist circumference	Waist/height ratio	0.95 (0.10)	3.3 × 10−14	0.96 (0.05)	1.0 × 10−30
	Percent body fat	0.95 (0.02)	4.7 × 10−16	0.89 (0.03)	1.0 × 10−30
	Subscapular skinfold	0.88 (0.04)	1.9 × 10−15	0.80 (0.02)	4.7 × 10−20
	Triceps	0.82 (0.06)	6.4 × 10−12	0.69 (0.05)	2.4 × 10−12
Waist/height ratio	Percent body fat	0.88 (0.03)	1.1 × 10−13	0.84 (0.03)	2.2 × 10−23
	Subscapular skinfold	0.84 (0.04)	1.2 × 10−13	0.79 (0.02)	4.8 × 10−19
	Triceps	0.78 (0.06)	1.1 × 10−10	0.68 (0.04)	1.4 × 10−12
Percent fat	Subscapular skinfold	0.88 (0.03)	2.8 × 10−16	0.78 (0.07)	1.0 × 10−19
	Triceps	0.78 (0.05)	1.3 × 10−11	0.71 (0.03)	1.4 × 10−13
Subscapular skinfold	Triceps	0.90 (0.05)	6.3 × 10−15	0.76 (0.04)	5.7 × 10−17

• rhog = estimate for genetic correlation
• rhop = estimated for phenotypic correlation
• SE = Standard error of variance