Table 2 Pearson’s correlation coefficients for the body composition indices.

From: Effects of age and gender on body composition indices as predictors of mortality in middle-aged and old people

 

BMI

WC

SMMI

PBF

FMI

FFMI

VFAI

BMI

1

      

WC

0.781**

1

     

SMMI

0.544**

0.629**

1

    

PBF

0.490**

0.204**

−0.384**

1

   

FMI

0.745**

0.451**

−0.076*

0.936**

1

  

FFMI

0.583**

0.635**

0.969**

−0.369**

−0.053

1

 

VFAI

0.580**

0.526**

−0.001

0.628**

0.694**

0.038

1

  1. BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; SMMI: skeletal muscle mass index; PBF: percent body fat; FMI: fat mass index; FFMI: fat free mass index; VFAI: visceral fat area index; shaded numbers indicate a significant negative correlation.
  2. *: p < .05; **: p < .001.
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