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Table 4 Waist girth correlated significantly with weight (r = 0.938; p < 0.01) and also height (r = 0.664; p < 0.01). Waist girth and foot posture correlations were weak and inverse viz. FPI (L) r = -0.213 (p < 0.05), FPI(R) r = -0.228 (p < 0.01).

From: The paediatric flat foot and general anthropometry in 140 Australian school children aged 7 - 10 years

  

FPILTS

Height

Weight

BMI

Waist

FPIRT

FPILTS

Pearson Correlation

1

-.037

-.186(*)

-.243(**)

-.213(*)

.759(**

 

Sig. (2-tailed)

 

.665

.028

.004

.011

.000

Height

Pearson Correlation

-.037

1

.759(**)

.458(**)

.664(**)

-.017

 

Sig. (2-tailed)

.665

 

.000

.000

.000

.844

Weight

Pearson Correlation

-.186(*)

.759(**)

1

.909(**)

.938(**)

-.194(*)

 

Sig. (2-tailed)

.028

.000

 

.000

.000

.021

BMI

Pearson Correlation

-.243(**)

.458(**)

.909(**)

1

.912(**)

-.263(**)

 

Sig. (2-tailed)

.004

.000

.000

 

.000

.002

Waist

Pearson Correlation

-.213(*)

.664(**)

.938(**)

.912(**)

1

-.228(**)

 

Sig. (2-tailed)

.011

.000

.000

.000

 

.007

FPIRTS

Pearson Correlation

.759(**)

-.017

-.194(*)

-.263(**)

-.228(**)

1

 

Sig. (2-tailed)

.000

.844

.021

.002

.007

 
  1. * Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
  2. ** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
  3. (FPILTS: FPI-6 left foot total score; FPIRTS: FPI-6 right foot total score)