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Table 2 Partial correlation coefficients between simple anthropometric indices and cardio-metabolic risk factors

From: Evaluation of the appropriate predictive contributor and diagnostic threshold for the cardio-metabolic syndrome in Chinese Uyghur adults

	WC		HC		BMI		WHR
	r	p-value	r	p-value	r	p-value	r	p-value
Males
SBP	0.205	< 0.001	0.159	< 0.001	0.167	< 0.001	0.123	< 0.001
DBP	0.233	< 0.001	0.194	< 0.001	0.177	< 0.001	0.118	< 0.001
FBG	0.085	< 0.001	0.062	0.009	0.041	0.022	0.050	0.002
TC	0.196	< 0.001	0.161	< 0.001	0.154	< 0.001	0.115	< 0.001
TG	0.343	< 0.001	0.272	< 0.001	0.309	< 0.001	0.204	< 0.001
HDL-C	−0.328	< 0.001	−0.221	< 0.001	−0.326	< 0.001	−0.249	< 0.001
LDL-C	0.138	< 0.001	0.112	< 0.001	0.113	< 0.001	0.088	< 0.001
Females
SBP	0.190	< 0.001	0.170	< 0.001	0.167	< 0.001	0.086	< 0.001
DBP	0.186	< 0.001	0.172	< 0.001	0.165	< 0.001	0.079	< 0.001
FBG	0.106	< 0.001	0.066	< 0.001	0.079	< 0.001	0.081	< 0.001
TC	0.214	< 0.001	0.187	< 0.001	0.212	< 0.001	0.101	< 0.001
TG	0.232	< 0.001	0.185	< 0.001	0.244	< 0.001	0.135	< 0.001
HDL-C	−0.226	< 0.001	−0.194	< 0.001	−0.203	< 0.001	− 0.119	< 0.001
LDL-C	0.215	< 0.001	0.198	< 0.001	0.199	< 0.001	0.091	< 0.001

Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FBG fasting blood glucose, HC hip circumference, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein, SBP systolic blood pressure, TC total cholesterol, TG triglycerides, WC waist circumference, WHR waist-to-hip ratio. Adjusted for age, family history of hypertension, family history of diabetes, family history of coronary heart disease, and family history of stroke, smoking and drinking status, physical activity, marital status, educational levels

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