Table 3 Correlations between 3DPS components in 6-year-old children and traditional anthropometric and body composition measures: the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study
From: Body shape and size in 6-year old children: assessment by three-dimensional photonic scanning
Variable | Component 1 (‘Corpulence’) | Component 2 (‘Central:peripheral ratio’) | Component 3 (‘Height and arm lengths’) | Component 4 (‘Shoulder diameter’) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Traditional anthropometry | ||||
Weight | 0.99 (<0.001) | 0.04 (0.023) | 0.03 (0.116) | −0.04 (0.052) |
BMI | 0.93 (<0.001) | 0.20 (<0.001) | −0.18 (<0.001) | −0.07 (<0.001) |
Waist circumference | 0.95 (<0.001) | 0.13 (<0.001) | −0.06 (0.002) | −0.04 (0.022) |
Height | 0.70 (<0.001) | −0.30 (<0.001) | 0.43 (<0.001) | 0.04 (0.038) |
Waist−Hip ratio | 0.39 (<0.001) | 0.14 (<0.001) | −0.09 (<0.001) | 0.03 (0.185) |
Sitting height | 0.69 (<0.001) | −0.17 (<0.001) | 0.29 (<0.001) | 0.01 (0.546) |
Leg length | 0.48 (<0.001) | −0.32 (<0.001) | 0.44 (<0.001) | 0.05 (0.004) |
Non-traditional measures | ||||
Waist-thigh ratio | 0.07 (<0.001) | 0.74 (<0.001) | 0.46 (<0.001) | 0.01 (0.471) |
Body composition (DXA) | ||||
Fat mass | 0.93 (<0.001) | 0.12 (<0.001) | −0.09 (<0.001) | −0.07 (<0.001) |
Lean mass | 0.78 (<0.001) | −0.08 (<0.001) | 0.21 (<0.001) | 0.03 (0.157) |
Bone mass | 0.82 (<0.001) | −0.10 (<0.001) | 0.15 (<0.001) | −0.02 (0.332) |
Trunk fat mass | 0.91 (<0.001) | −0.15 (<0.001) | −0.10 (<0.001) | −0.06 (0.001) |
Android fat mass | 0.90 (<0.001) | −0.17 (<0.001) | −0.11 (<0.001) | −0.06 (0.001) |
Gynoid fat mass | 0.93 (<0.001) | −0.10 (<0.001) | −0.08 (<0.001) | −0.07 (<0.001) |
