Table 4

Correlation matrix between measures of adiposity and metabolic factors

	Body mass index	Waist:hip ratio	Waist:height ratio	Skin fold thickness—subscapular	Skin fold thickness—triceps	Skin fold thickness—abdomen	Glucose	Triglyceride	High-density lipoprotein—cholesterol	Systolic blood pressure	Diastolic blood pressure
Waist circumference	0.686^*	0.628^*	0.920^*	0.570^*	0.429^*	0.578^*	0.025	0.246^*	−0.012	0.304^*	0.294^*
Body mass index		0.313^*	0.716^*	0.525^*	0.420^*	0.495^*	−0.044	0.281^*	−0.073^*	0.231^*	0.269^†
Waist:hip ratio			0.566^*	0.209^*	0.047^*	0.209^*	−0.015	0.131^*	−0.017	0.180^*	0.153^*
Waist:height ratio				0.580^*	0.518^*	0.582^*	0.035	0.226^*	0.072	0.175^*	0.267^*
Skin fold thickness—Subscapular					0.670^*	0.747^*	0.021	0.181^*	0.062^†	0.188^*	0.192^*
Skin fold thickness—triceps						0.751^*	0.070^†	0.101^*	0.118	0.030	0.120
Skin fold thickness—abdomen							0.099^†	0.169^*	0.084^*	0.175^*	0.198^*