Table 3. The correlation coefficients between BCS and the body sizes

BCS Chest girth Abdominal girth Difference between chest and abdominal girth Ratio of abdominal to chest girth Ratio of chest to abdominal girth
Pearson’s correlation coefficients 1 .718* .847* –.569* .686* –.689*
p-value - 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
BCS, body condition score.
The correlation coefficient is significant at 0.05.