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Table 6 Correlations between BMI and somatotype components

From: The association between somatotype and nutritional status: a cross-sectional study among the adult Sabar males of Purulia, West Bengal, India

A: Pearson’s correlation

BMI-Somatotype Components

B: Spearman’s correlation

BMI-Somatotype Categories

Endomorphy

0.745

−0.745

Mesomorphy

0.734

Ectomorphy

−0.943

X coordinate

−0.939

Y coordinate

0.750

  1. In all cases p < 0.001