Table 2.

Non-parametric correlations between anthropometric measurements of general and central obesity and 10-year predicted risk of CVD incidence and mortality by ethnicity in 4354 women

Ethnicity	BMI	WC	WHR
General CVD 10-year predicted risk for CVD incidence and death
Australia	0.372	0.443	0.402
UK and Ireland	0.360	0.406	0.365
Northern Europe	0.504	0.462	0.435
Southern Europe	0.356	0.479	0.485
Asia	0.306	0.396	0.308
Overall	0.384	0.451	0.408
Framingham 10-year predicted risk for CVD incidence
Australia	0.366	0.440	0.405
UK and Ireland	0.349	0.399	0.361
Northern Europe	0.500	0.464	0.445
Southern Europe	0.358	0.483	0.491
Asia	0.311	0.402	0.308
Overall	0.380	0.449	0.412

All Spearman's rank correlations significant at the p<0.0005 level.

BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio.