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Table 4 Correlation co-efficient between neck circumference and adiposity anthropometric indicators in children

From: Neck circumference cut-off points for detecting overweight and obesity among school children in Northern Cyprus

Sex

Anthropometric parameters

NC

BMI

WC

WHtR

Body fat

Boy

NC (cm)

-

,760a

,856a

,650a

,724a

BMI (kg/m2)

 

-

,811a

,814a

,789a

WC (cm)

  

-

,860a

,850a

WHtR

   

-

,837a

Body Fat (%)

    

-

Girl

NC (cm)

-

,700a

,768a

,552a

,623a

BMI (kg/m2)

 

-

,855a

,800a

,826a

WC (cm)

  

-

,834a

,818a

WHtR

   

-

,744a

Body Fat (%)

    

-

NC (cm)

-

,710a

,801a

,598a

,612a

Total

BMI (kg/m2)

 

-

,843a

,820a

,805a

WC (cm)

  

-

,850a

,814a

WHtR

   

-

,779a

Body Fat (%)

    

-

  1. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was used
  2. NC Neck circumference, BMI Body mass index, WC Waist circumference, WHtR Waist-to-height raito
  3. aCorrelation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)