Table 3

Correlation coefficients between anthropometric variables and cardiovascular risk factor in subsample (270 boys and 244 girls)

VO2max
(mL/kg/min)
SBP
(mm Hg)
DBP
(mm Hg)
TC /HDL-cLDL-c (mg/dL)TG
(mg/dL)
HOMA
(mg/dL)
CRP (mg/dL)C-3
(mg/dL)
C-4
(mg/dL)
IL-6
(pg/mL)
Leptin
(ng/mL
Adipo­nectin
(µg/mL)
TNF-α (ng/mL)Visfatin (ng/mL)
NC (cm)Boys−0.481***0.511***0.335***0.388***0.243***0.372***0.255***0.243***0.194***0.200***−0.0210.295***−0.228***−0.040−0.338***
Girls−0.672***0.419***0.301***0.0560.0160.284***0.274***0.0790.172**0.167**−0.0820.427***−0.198**−0.004−0.143
BMI (kg/m2)Boys−0.509***0.448***0.363***0.388***0.284***0.358***0.252***0.180**0.301***0.253***−0.0100.409***−0.233***−0.012−0.185*
Girls−0.563***0.379***0.312***0.216***0.0540.256***0.194***0.173*0.231***0.257***−0.0220.613***−0.213***0.011−0.075
WC (cm)Boys−0.496***0.486***0.355***0.330***0.236***0.394***0.319***0.194**0.256***0.210***−0.0080.303***−0.262***0.036−0.317***
Girls−0.566***0.425***0.327***0.184***0.0220.273***0.167***0.0940.198**0.186**−0.0650.521***−0.203**−0.017−0.045
WHtR (cm)Boys−0.386***0.080**0.193***0.474***0.277***0.321***−0.0010.251***0.347***0.264***0.177**0.537***−0.179**0.0100.131
Girls−0.0570.125***0.186***0.354***0.149*0.183**−0.0070.255***0.364***0.320***0.0710.460***−0.200**0.0530.142
BFP (%)Boys−0.619***0.196***0.255***0.478***−0.118*0.356***0.0720.282***0.378***0.348***0.0430.495***−0.138*−0.0190.007
Girls−0.500***0.326***0.305***0.291***0.0680.283***0.220**0.174*0.304***0.315***−0.0080.608***−0.224***0.008−0.033
FMIBoys−0.435***0.0340.136***0.466***0.286***0.252***−0.1000.264***0.347***0.317***0.124*0.540***−0.066−0.0360.238**
Girls−0.0600.0580.162***0.385***0.154*0.198**0.0720.292***0.401***0.385***0.1020.514***−0.188**0.0680.101
  • *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.

  • NC, neck circumference; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; WHtR, waist to height ratio; BFP, body fat percentage; FMI, fat mass index; VO2max, maximum oxygen consumption; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; TC/HDL-c, total cholesterol/ high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; HOMA, homeostasis model assessment; CRP, C-reactive protein; C-3, C3 protein; C4, C-4 protein; IL-6, interleukin 6; TNF-α, tumour necrosis factor alpha.