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International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research

Table 4 Correlations of trunk-related items with the WHR, WHtR and BMI

From: Abdominal fat ratio estimation equation by abdominal type in elderly women

Item

WHR

WHtR

BMI

Chest circumference

0.591**

0.755**

0.855**

Bust circumference

0.691**

0.842**

0.878**

Underbust circumference

0.686**

0.836**

0.870**

Waist circumference

–

–

0.898**

Waist circumference (Omphalion)

0.704**

0.855**

0.863**

Abdomen circumference

0.577**

0.810**

0.862**

Waist thickness

0.766**

0.896**

0.848**

Abdomen thickness

0.647**

0.831**

0.867**

Waist width

0.668**

0.828**

0.840**

Abdomen width

0.357

0.593**

0.706**

Waist flatness

0.546**

0.579**

0.494**

  1. WHR-waist circumference and WHtR-waist circumference were excluded for their self-correlation
  2. **p < 0.01