Waist circumference and risk of elevated blood pressure in children: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Pearson's correlation coefficient between anthropometrics and blood pressure by sex

	Height, cm	NC, cm	WC, cm	HC, cm	BMI, kg/m²	SBP, mmHg	DBP, mmHg
Boys
Height, cm	1
NC, cm	0.429	1
WC, cm	0.456	0.726	1
HC, cm	0.541	0.706	0.844	1
BMI, kg/m²	0.337	0.728	0.814	0.807	1
SBP, mmHg	0.178	0.305	0.377	0.375	0.321	1
DBP, mmHg	0.155	0.238	0.316	0.300	0.233	0.683	1
Girls
Height, cm	1
NC, cm	0.450	1
WC, cm	0.456	0.656	1
HC, cm	0.556	0.647	0.792	1
BMI, kg/m²	0.347	0.646	0.763	0.748	1
SBP, mmHg	0.194	0.252	0.295	0.340	0.211	1
DBP, mmHg	0.135	0.169	0.224	0.229	0.132	0.678	1

All at significant difference (p < 0.0001)
BMI, body mass index; HC, hip circumference; NC, neck circumference; WC, waist circumference; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure

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