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Table 4 Correlation coefficient between BMI, WC, WHR, WSR and Hip

From: A novel quantitative body shape score for detecting association between obesity and hypertension in China

Variable	Male				Female
Variable	BMI	WC	WHR	WSR	BMI	WC	WHR	WSR
BMI	-	0.757^**	0.434^**	0.751^**	-	0.725^**	0.315^**	0.709^**
WC	0.757^**	-	0.698^**	0.948^**	0.725^**	-	0.673^**	0.950^**
WHR	0.434^**	0.698^**	-	0.722^**	0.315^**	0.673^**	-	0.697^**
Hip	0.673^**	0.786^**	-	-	0.695^**	0.726^**	-	-

BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; WHR, waist to hip ratio; WSR, waist to stature ratio; Hip, hip circumference.
**P < 0.001.

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