Waist-to-height ratio is more closely associated with alanine aminotransferase levels than body mass index and waist circumference among population-based children: a cross-sectional study in Japan

Table 2 Correlations of anthropometric measurements with alanine aminotransferase levels by sex

Anthropometric measurements	Boys (n = 1293)		Girls (n = 1206)
Anthropometric measurements	r^a	P value	r^a	P value
Body mass index	0.353	<0.001	0.235	<0.001
Waist circumference	0.340	<0.001	0.210	<0.001
Waist-to-height ratio	0.365	<0.001	0.250	<0.001

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