Table 2.

Correlations between anthropometric measures and body composition indicators

	Total lean mass †	Total lean mass, % of total body mass †	Muscle mass	Muscle mass, % of total lean mass †	Total fat mass †	Total fat mass, % of total body mass †
MUAC	0.458***	−0.539***	0.558***	0.489***	0.735***	0.571***
Arm muscle area	0.588***	−0.279*	0.655***	0.479***	0.419***	0.228*
Weight	0.786***	−0.376***	0.813***	0.507***	0.636***	0.381**
Weight‐for‐age	0.709***	−0.446***	0.755***	0.483***	0.712***	0.486***
Height	0.724***	0.031	0.675***	0.266*	0.181	−0.036
Height‐for‐age	0.679***	−0.012	0.642***	0.254*	0.236*	0.046
Weight‐for‐height	0.437***	−0.532***	0.535***	0.437***	0.708***	0.539***
Triceps skinfold	0.053	−0.487***	0.080	0.163	0.651***	0.631***
Subscapular skinfold	0.015	−0.500***	0.047	0.072	0.590***	0.597***
Sum of skinfolds	0.022	−0.571***	0.053	0.134	0.712***	0.711***
Waist circumference	0.467***	−0.508***	0.522***	0.335**	0.709***	0.534***

MUAC, mid‐upper arm circumference. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.001, ***P < 0.0001 (testing the hypothesis that the correlation could be 0). ^†Categorisation for this variable is based on the whole body scan including head.