Table 2 Correlation between quantitative variables

Anthropometric indices

zBMI

WC

WHtR

NC

Wrist Circumference

Insulin level

0.445^*

(0.301 – 0.579)

0.459^*

(0.321 – 0.586)

0.353^*

(0.195 – 0.512)

0.368^*

(0.212 – 0.511)

0.378^*

(0.229 – 0.501)

HOMA-IR

0.403^*

(0.248 – 0.541)

0.416^*

(0.242 – 0.559)

0.307^*

(0.156 – 0.449)

0.316^*

(0.158 – 0.479)

0.379^*

(0.217 – 0.513)

Biochemical assessment

TG

Cholesterol

LDL

HDL

FBG

Insulin level

0.239^*

(0.072 – 0.384)

0.116

(-0.043 – 0.260)

0.077

(-0.086 – 0.250)

-0.217^*

(-0.365 – -0.054)

0.332^*

(0.174 – 0.473)

HOMA-IR

0.242^*

(0.066 – 0.392)

0.142

(-0.021 – 0.282)

0.084

(-0.073 – 0.234)

-0.149

(-0.297 – 0.018)

0.446^*

(0.307 – 0.579)