Sensitivity of various adiposity indices in identifying cardiometabolic diseases in Arab adults

Table 2 Bivariate associations between adiposity indices and cardiometabolic risk factors

Parameter	BMI	Weight	Waist	WHR	WHtR	VAI	BAI
Age (years)	0.28**	0.19**	0.46**	0.44**	0.47**	0.31**	0.16**
Height (m)	−0.19**	0.33**	0.01	0.14**	−0.26**	0.06**	−0.74**
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	0.29**	0.27**	0.31**	0.29**	0.30**	0.19**	0.06**
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	0.26**	0.27**	0.28**	0.23**	0.26**	0.17**	0.05**
Glucose (mmol/L)	0.24**	0.12**	0.34**	0.33**	0.33**	0.34**	0.10**
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	0.22**	0.19**	0.28**	0.28**	0.24**	0.77**	0.003
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	0.16**	0.11**	0.14**	0.10**	0.15**	0.21**	0.08**
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)	−0.01	−0.12**	−0.06**	−0.14**	0.006	−0.62**	0.18**
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)	0.10**	0.08**	0.08**	0.03**	0.08**	0.16**	0.05**

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