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Table 2 Pearson’s correlation coefficients of anthropometric measurements with cardiovascular risk factors for male participants (n = 63)

From: Correlation of adiposity indices with cardiovascular disease risk factors in healthy adults of Singapore: a cross-sectional study

 

BMI (kg/m2)

WC (cm)

HC (cm)

WHR

BAI

FBG (mmol/L)

0.097

0.145

0.108

0.124

0.048

FSI (mU/L)

0.529**

0.628**

0.544**

0.471**

0.403**

HOMA-IR

0.534**

0.629**

0.548**

0.464**

0.408**

TG (mmol/L)

0.411**

0.412**

0.407**

0.264*

0.424**

HDL (mmol/L)

−0.267*

−0.374**

−0.297*

−0.330*

−0.174

LDL (mmol/L)

0.022

0.049

0.071

0.007

0.048

TC (mmol/L)

−0.005

−0.001

0.029

−0.034

0.038

TC/HDL

0.238

0.315*

0.308*

0.210

0.231

TG/HDL

0.428**

0.446**

0.410**

0.322*

0.445**

LDL/HDL

0.209

0.290*

0.292*

0.186

0.200

SBP (mm Hg)

0.138

0.228

0.060

0.352*

0.066

DBP (mm Hg)

0.076

0.200

−0.001

0.366**

−0.007

  1. *Correlation is significant at p < 0.05
  2. **Correlation is significant at p < 0.005
  3. Abbreviations: BAI body adiposity index, BMI body mass index, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FBG fasting blood glucose, FSI fasting serum insulin, HC hip circumference, HDL high density lipoprotein, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, LDL low density lipoprotein, SBP systolic blood pressure, TC total cholesterol, TG triglycerides, WC waist circumference, WHR waist-to-hip ratio