Table 3.

Simple correlations between anthropometric indices and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA_IR) and fasting insulin in prepubertal children aged 6–10 years, Bucaramanga, Colombia^{* † ‡}

	BMIZ	WCZ	WHtR	ASFZ	SSFZ	TSFZ	BSFZ
HOMAIR	0·47	0·47	0·34	0·48	0·46	0·44	0·42
Fasting insulin	0·48	0·48	0·35	0·50	0·48	0·45	0·43

BMIZ, BMI Z-score; WCZ, waist circumference Z-score; WHtR, waist-to-height ratio; ASFZ, abdominal skinfold thickness Z-score; SSFZ, subscapular skinfold thickness Z-score; TSFZ, triceps skinfold thickness Z-score; BSFZ, biceps skinfold thickness Z-score.

^*For all correlations, n 1261.

^†Pearson correlation coefficients are provided.

^‡All correlations are significant at P < 0·0001.