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Table 2 Pearson correlation of anthropometrical parameters with PEFR in the entire study group, female, and male subjects

From: The anthropometric determinants of peak expiratory flow rate among children in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Variable

Total

Female

Male

Correlation

coefficient (r)

P value

Correlation

coefficient (r)

P value

Correlation

coefficient (r)

P value

Age

0.697

0.000

0.745

0.000

0.648

0.000

Height

0.745

0.000

0.787

0.000

0.760

0.000

Weight

0.627

0.000

0.676

0.000

0.569

0.000

BMI

0.366

0.000

0.479

0.000

0.203

0.019