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Table 2 Correlations between the MetS risk scores (RS) and the obesity indices BMI, WC and W:H

From: The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in a farm worker community in the Boland district, South Africa

 

Parameters

BMI (kg/m2)

WC (cm)

W:H

MetS Men

MetS RS without WC (n = 12)

–0.71 (p = 0.01)

–0.47 (p = 0.12)

0.39 (p = 0.21)

MetS RS with WC (n = 12)

–0.71 (p = 0.01)

–0.47 (p = 0.12)

0.39 (p = 0.21)

Non-MetS Men

MetS RS without WC (n = 29)

0.29 (p = 0.12)

0.45 (p = 0.013)

0.35 (p = 0.066)

MetS RS with WC (n = 29)

0.36 (p = 0.054)

0.51 (p = 0.005)

0.37 (p = 0.052)

MetS Women

MetS RS without WC (n = 68)

0.12 (p = 0.32)

0.27 (p = 0.029)

0.32 (p = 0.008)

MetS RS with WC (n = 68)

0.12 (p = 0.32)

0.27 (p = 0.029)

0.32 (p = 0.008)

Non-MetS Women

MetS RS without WC (n = 79)

–0.20 (p = 0.073)

–0.20 (p = 0.08)

0.023 (p = 0.84)

MetS RS with WC (n = 79)

0.22 (p = 0.054)

0.28 (p = 0.011)

0.24 (p = 0.032)