Coefficient of correlation (r)
Parameters	Normal-weight (n = 305)			Overweight (n = 333)			Obese (n = 368)
Parameters	WC	BMI	WHR	WC	BMI	WHR	WC	BMI	WHR
TG	0.005	0.021	0.002	0.041	0.356*	0.289	0.768*	0.676**	0.306
TC	0.087	0.063	0.003	0.053	0.589	0.298	0.465	0.386	0.344
LDL-c	0.003	0.012	0.009	0.512	0.012	0.042	0.349	0.812**	0.219
HDL-c	0.009	0.032	0.023	0.392**	0.382	0.982	0.902	0.382	0.404
TG/HDL-c	0.008	0.062	0.082	0.064	0.086	0.008	0.996**	0.906**	0.989*
sdLDL	0.076	0.056	0.009	0.986**	0.956**	0.396	0.789**	0.895*	0.856
% sdLDL	0.096	0.067	0.041	0.565**	0.246**	0.294	0.878**	0.991*	0.756