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. 2019 Jan 25;14(1):e0209992. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209992

Table 2. Spearman correlation coefficient between adiposity index and components of metabolic syndrome.

CUN-BAE BMI WHtR BRI ABSI
Global n = 2478
SBP -0.028 0.101** 0.101** 0.082** 0.059*
DBP -0.025 0.160** 0.070** 0.062** 0.049*
FPG 0.155** 0.260** 0.279** 0.214** 0.062**
HbA1c 0.212** 0.241** 0.287** 0.243** 0.064**
HDL-Cholesterol 0.030 -0.207** -0.135** -0.110** -0.005
Triglycerides 0.078** 0.215** 0.164** 0.107** -0.026
Males n = 1520
SBP 0.128** 0.115** 0.115** 0.100** 0.027
DBP 0.124** 0.178** 0.088** 0.093** -0.062*
FPG 0.197** 0.196** 0.264** 0.204** 0.047
HbA1c 0.256** 0.242** 0.255** 0.221** 0.061*
HDL-Cholesterol -0.196** -0.222** -0.139** -0.141** -0.105**
Triglycerides 0.139** 0.191** 0.115** 0.086** -0.097**
Females n = 958
SBP 0.118** 0.099** 0.121** 0.117** 0.111**
DBP 0.133** 0.151** 0.079* 0.120* 0.074*
FPG 0.273** 0.253** 0.302** 0.218** 0.231**
HbA1c 0.277** 0.265** 0.320** 0.236** 0.254**
HDL-Cholesterol -0.189** -0.211** -0.191** -0.162** -0.143**
Triglycerides 0.246** 0.255** 0.249** 0.180** 0.180**

Adiposity index with highest correlation coefficient for each variable in bold.

Abbreviations: CUN-BAE, Clínica Universidad de Navarra—Body Adiposity Estimator. BMI, body mass index. WHtR, waist-to-height ratio. BRI, body roundness index. ABSI, a body shape index. SBP, systolic blood pressure. DBP, diastolic blood pressure. FPG, fasting plasma glucose. HbA1C, glycosylated hemoglobin. HDL, high density lipoprotein.

Spearman Correlation

* p<0.05,

**p<0.01.