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Table 2 Correlations among anthropometric markers of cardio-metabolic diseases

From: Measurement of overweight and obesity an urban slum setting in sub-Saharan Africa: a comparison of four anthropometric indices

 

BMI-WHR

BMI-WC

BMI-WHtR

WHR-WC

WHR-WHtR

WC-WHtR

Overall

0.12

0.69

0.75

0.44

0.38

0.93

Men (all)

0.27

0.58

0.66

0.51

0.52

0.92

>60

0.26

0.57

0.61

0.48

0.49

0.93

45–60

0.28

0.61

0.67

0.48

0.49

0.93

<45

0.23

0.55

0.65

0.48

0.49

0.91

Women (all)

0.15

0.74

0.75

0.49

0.49

0.95

>60

0.09

0.71

0.73

0.32

0.34

0.94

45–60

0.12

0.75

0.77

0.46

0.45

0.95

<45

0.15

0.74

0.77

0.50

0.49

0.95