Table 3.
Spearman’s and Pearson’s rank correlation coefficients between GDS score and education years, high, weight, BMI, waist, hip and calf circumferences, WHR, WHtR, and MNA in women and men.
| Parameters | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| rS (rP) | rS (rP) | |
| Age [years] | 0.25 *** (0.22 ***) | −0.02 (−0.04) |
| Education [years] | −0.37 *** (−0.36 ***) | −0.31 *** (−0.30 ***) |
| BMI [kg/m2] | −0.03 (0.00) | −0.06 (−0.06) |
| Waist circumference [cm] | 0.04 (0.04) | −0.001 (−0.04) |
| Hips circumference [cm] | 0.04 (0.05) | −0.004 (0.003) |
| Calf circumference [cm] | −0.17 *** (−0.13 ***) | −0.13 ** (−0.11 **) |
| WHR | 0.03 (−0.01) | −0.03 (−0.07) |
| WHtR | 0.06 * (0.05 *) | −0.02 (0.002) |
| MNA | −0.42 *** (−0.38 ***) | −0.40 *** (−0.45 ***) |
rS—Spearman’s rank correlation, rP—Pearson’s rank correlation, WHtR—waist to height ratio, MNA—Mini Nutritional Assessment * p ≤ 0.05; ** p ≤ 0.01; *** p ≤ 0.001.