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. 2021 Jan 1;18(1):281. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18010281

Table 2.

Pearson correlation for anthropometric indices and cardiovascular risk factors of Ellisras young adults aged 21–30 years.

Risk Factors BRI ABSI Conicity Index
Males Females Males Females Males Females
SBP −0.009 0.076 −0.035 −0.071 −0.061 0.011
DBP 0.031 0.072 0.001 −0.071 −0.004 0.011
PR 0.078 −0.040 0.148 ** 0.053 0.167 ** 0.018
Glucose 0.139 0.000 0.084 −0.021 0.141 ** −0.185 **
Insulin 0.252 ** 0.255 ** 0.036 0.017 0.143 ** 0.185 **
HOMA-IR 0.140 −0.040 0.273 −0.020 0.093 −0.018
HOMA-β 0.250 ** 0.245 ** 0.021 0.012 0.135 ** 0.179 **
TC 0.058 0.220 ** 0.061 −0.023 0.060 0.125 *
TG 0.310 ** 0.216 ** −0.109 * 0.120 * 0.253 ** 0.237 **
HDL-C −0.196 ** 0.015 −0.063 0.030 −0.253 ** 0.023
LDL-C 0.033 0.113 * −0.043 0.152 ** 0.003 0.183 **
BMI 0.144 ** −0.001 0.091 −0.021 0.150 ** 0.016

C index = Conicity Index; ABSI = A Body Shape Index; BRI = Body Roundness Index; TC = total cholesterol; TG = triglycerides; HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; PR = pulse rate; *: p < 0.05; **: p < 0.001.