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 4 Correlations of anthropometric measurements with alanine aminotransferase levels among each physique by sex

Anthropometric measurements	Non-overweight/obesity		Overweight		Obesity
Anthropometric measurements	r^a	P value	r^a	P value	r^a	P value
Boys (n = 1293)	(n = 1082)		(n = 168)		(n = 43)
Body mass index	0.209	<0.001	0.2555	<0.001	0.543	<0.001
Waist circumference	0.192	<0.001	0.219	0.004	0.479	0.001
Waist-to-height ratio	0.227	<0.001	0.2557	<0.001	0.615	<0.001
Girls (n = 1206)	(n = 1059)		(n = 121)		(n = 26)
Body mass index	0.138	<0.001	0.123	0.177	0.346	0.083
Waist circumference	0.104	<0.001	0.056	0.539	0.320	0.111
Waist-to-height ratio	0.154	<0.001	0.257	0.005	0.448	0.022

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