Table 2. Correlation coefficients of %BF calculated by BOD POD with other anthropometric measures in all subjects and after being dichotomized based on their BMI.
Measure | All subjects (n=80) |
BMI ⩽21 kg m−2 (n=30) |
BMI >21 kg m−2 (n=50) |
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Unadjusted | Adjusted | Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||
BIA | 0.83** | 0.59** | 0.59* | 0.86** | 0.88** |
BAI | 0.74** | 0.55** | 0.58* | 0.76** | 0.82** |
BMI | 0.64** | 0.14 | 0.53* | 0.67** | 0.86** |
WC | 0.54** | 0.04 | 0.51* | 0.53** | 0.88** |
HC | 0.58** | 0.24 | 0.57* | 0.54** | 0.83** |
WHR | 0.33* | 0.19 | 0.48 | 0.31* | 0.73** |
Abbreviations: BAI, body adiposity index; BIA, bioelectrical impedance; BMI, body mass index; HC, hip circumference; WC, waist circumference; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio.
*P<0.05; **P<0.001.
The adjusted columns show the correlation coefficients after adjusting for age and sex.