Table 3.
Correlation Coefficients between Anthropometric Variables and Individual Risk Factors
| Insulin | Fasting glucose | TG | TC | HDL-C | LDL-C | TC/HDL-C ratio | 120-min glucose | IR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI | |||||||||
| r | 0.29 | 0.37 | 0.48 | 0.33 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.11 | 0.34 |
| p | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.29 | 0.60 | 0.11 |
| WC | |||||||||
| r | 0.10 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.57 | −0.11 | 0.43 | 0.56 | 0.32 | 0.20 |
| p | 0.64 | 0.03 | 0.03 | <0.01 | 0.61 | 0.04 | <0.01 | 0.10 | 0.35 |
| WHR | |||||||||
| r | 0.31 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.61 | −0.24 | 0.48 | 0.62 | 0.30 | 0.41 |
| p | 0.14 | 0.01 | 0.06 | <0.01 | 0.27 | 0.02 | <0.01 | 0.13 | 0.05 |
| WHtR | |||||||||
| r | 0.20 | 0.36 | 0.43 | 0.54 | 0.07 | 0.33 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.26 |
| p | 0.35 | 0.09 | 0.04 | <0.01 | 0.76 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.23 |
| NC | |||||||||
| r | −0.10 | 0.41 | 0.36 | 0.30 | −0.10 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.33 | −0.01 |
| p | 0.66 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.66 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.97 |
Statistically significant correlations are shown in bold text.
BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; WHtR, waist-to-height ratio; NC, neck circumference; TG, triglyceride; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; IR, insulin resistance.