Table 2 Pearson correlation coefficients between self (s) and assisted (a) measures of waist, hip and waist to hip ratio, and BMI, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and non-fasting capillary blood glucose
From: Validity of self-measured waist and hip circumferences: results from a community study in Malaysia
BMI | BP | BP | Non-fasting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Systolic | Diastolic | Blood glucose | ||
WC (s) | .83 (.76–.88) | .29 (.12–.44) | .30 (.13–.45) | .35 (.17–.50) |
WC (a) | .87 (.82–.91) | .30 (.13–.45) | .32 (.15–.47) | .35 (.17–.50) |
Hip (s) | .88 (.83–.91) | .22 (.04–.38) | .26 (.09–.42) | .26 (.08–.43) |
Hip (a) | .88 (.83–.91) | .20 (.03–.37) | .33 (.16–.48) | .25 (.06–.42) |
WHR (s) | .34 (.17–.49) | .21 (.04 –.37) | .18 (.00– .34) | .24 (.05–.41) |
WHR (a) | .43 (.27–.56) | .24 (.07 –.40) | .14 (-.04 –.31) | .27 (.08–.44) |