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Table 2 Insignificant correlations

From: Evolutionary fitness as a function of pubertal age in 22 subsistence-based traditional societies

 

Correlations

r

p

Fitness

Age at menarche vs IBI

0.248

0.354

 

Age at takeoff velocity vs IBI

0.501

0.117

 

Age at menarche vs TFR

-0.208

0.440

 

Age at menarche vs reproductive fitness

-0.008

0.983

 

TFR vs age at takeoff velocity

-0.565

0.089

 

Reproductive fitness vs age at takeoff velocity

-0.356

0.489

 

Reproductive fitness vs age at peak velocity

-0.457

0.543

Body size

Age at menarche vs average adult height

-0.109

0.687

 

Average adult height vs age at first reproduction

-0.042

0.856

 

Average adult height vs TFR

0.355

0.148

 

Average adult height vs reproductive fitness

0.480

0.135

 

BMI vs TFR

0.296

0.232

 

BMI vs reproductive fitness

0.347

0.295

Density

Population density vs age at menarche

0.235

0.486

 

Population density vs TFR

0.202

0.530

 

Population density vs reproductive fitness

0.141

0.698

Survivorship

Survivorship to age 15 vs age at menarche

0.207

0.541

 

Life expectancy at birth vs age at menarche

0.146

0.688

 

Life expectancy at age 15 vs age at menarche

0.139

0.701

  1. BMI - body mass index, IBI - interbirth interval, TFR - total fertility rate,