Table 2 Bivariate Pearson’s r correlation coefficients

Highest weight

Lowest weight

Highest BMI

Lowest BMI

Highest BMI percentage

Lowest BMI percentage

WS

WE

BMI suppression

BMI elevation

BMI suppression percentage

BMI elevation percentage

Highest weight

1

0.39 ^***

0.91 ^***

0.24 ^***

0.85 ^***

0.20 ^***

0.85 ^***

−0.11 ^**

0.80 ^***

− 0.15 ^***

0.75 ^***

− 0.12 ^**

Lowest weight

1

0.17 ^***

0.88 ^***

0.13 ^***

0.86 ^***

−0.03

− 0.39

− 0.10 ^**

− 0.44 ^***

−0.12 ^**

− 0.42 ^***

Highest BMI

1

0.21 ^***

0.95 ^***

0.18 ^***

0.88 ^***

−0.12 ^**

0.89 ^***

−0.13 ^***

0.85 ^***

−0.10 ^**

Lowest BMI

1

0.18 ^***

0.98 ^***

−0.09 ^*

− 0.46 ^***

− 0.11 ^**

− 0.48 ^***

−0.11 ^**

− 0.47 ^***

Highest BMI percentage

1

0.16 ^***

0.85 ^***

−0.11 ^**

0.86 ^***

−0.12 ^**

0.91 ^***

−0.11 ^**

Lowest BMI percentage

1

−0.13 ^***

− 0.41 ^***

− 0.14 ^***

− 0.42 ^***

− 0.14 ^***

− 0.47 ^***

WS

1

−0.25 ^***

0.99 ^***

−0.27 ^***

0.94 ^***

−0.23 ^***

WE

1

−0.25^***

0.94 ^***

−0.23 ^***

0.90 ^***

BMI suppression

1

−0.27 ^***

0.96 ^***

−0.24 ^***

BMI elevation

1

−0.25 ^***

0.97 ^***

BMI suppression percentage

1

− 0.23 ^***

BMI elevation percentage

1

BMI range

PWC

Residual 1

Residual 2

Residual 3

Residual 4

h-AFW

l-AFW

Age at highest weight

Age at lowest weight

Years since highest weight

Years since lowest weight

Highest weight

0.77 ^***

0.64 ^***

0.00

0.94 ^***

0.05

0.21 ^***

0.66 ^***

0.18 ^***

−0.02

0.07 ^*

0.01

− 0.11 ^**

Lowest weight

−0.28 ^***

− 0.23 ^***

0.68 ^***

0.14 ^***

0.00

0.64 ^***

0.19 ^***

0.71 ^***

− 0.01

−0.05

− 0.19 ^***

− 0.18 ^***

Highest BMI

0.87 ^***

0.72 ^***

−0.21 ^***

0.03 ^***

−0.05

− 0.15 ^***

0.62 ^***

0.02

−0.01

0.13 ^***

0.08 ^*

− 0.08 ^*

Lowest BMI

−0.30 ^***

−0.25 ^***

0.55 ^***

0.04

− 0.13 ^***

0.66 ^***

0.10 ^**

0.64 ^***

0.01

< 0.01

−0.15 ^***

− 0.18 ^***

Highest BMI percentage

0.84 ^***

0.70 ^***

−0.24 ^***

0.88 ^***

−0.07

0.14 ^***

0.80 ^***

0.05

−0.20 ^***

0.02

0.10 ^**

−0.09 ^*

Lowest BMI percentage

−0.32 ^***

− 0.30 ^***

0.57 ^***

< 0.01

− 0.08 ^*

0.61 ^***

0.10 ^**

0.75 ^***

−0.02

− 0.10 ^**

− 0.16 ^***

− 0.09 ^*

WS

0.91 ^***

0.92 ^***

−0.51 ^***

0.97 ^***

−0.28 ^***

0.20 ^***

0.61 ^***

−0.18 ^***

− 0.04

0.16 ^***

0.08 ^*

−0.15 ^***

WE

0.12 ^**

−0.33 ^***

0.35 ^***

−0.21 ^***

0.92 ^***

−0.96 ^***

−0.09 ^*

− 0.14 ^***

0.04

0.14 ^***

0.12 ^**

0.39 ^***

BMI suppression

0.92 ^***

0.94 ^***

−0.57 ^***

0.94 ^***

−0.31 ^***

0.17 ^***

0.58 ^***

−0.23 ^***

−0.03

0.17 ^***

0.10 ^**

−0.14 ^***

BMI elevation

0.12 ^**

−0.35 ^***

0.26 ^***

−0.23 ^***

0.83 ^***

−0.92 ^***

−0.11 ^**

− 0.17 ^***

0.06

− 0.12 ^**

0.13 ^***

0.40 ^***

BMI suppression percentage

0.89 ^***

0.90 ^***

−0.56 ^***

0.90 ^***

−0.30 ^***

0.16 ^***

0.75 ^***

−0.18 ^***

−0.22 ^***

0.06

0.12 ^**

−0.14 ^***

BMI elevation percentage

0.14 ^***

−0.30 ^***

0.24 ^***

−0.19 ^***

0.80 ^***

−0.89 ^***

−0.12 ^**

− 0.33 ^***

0.09 ^*

− 0.01

0.15 ^***

0.28 ^***

BMI range

1

0.83 ^***

−0.49 ^***

0.88 ^***

0.01

−0.19 ^***

0.55 ^***

−0.30 ^***

−0.01

0.13 ^***

0.16 ^***

0.01

PWC

1

−0.71 ^***

0.84 ^***

−0.45 ^***

0.20 ^***

0.49 ^***

−0.34 ^***

−0.06

0.19 ^***

0.12 ^**

−0.17 ^***

Residual 1

1

−0.33 ^***

0.66 ^***

−0.07 ^*

−0.09 ^*

0.62 ^***

0.03

−0.19 ^***

−0.13 ^***

0.21 ^***

Residual 2

1

−0.17 ^***

0.22 ^***

0.66 ^***

−0.04

−0.03

0.13 ^***

0.06

−0.14 ^***

Residual 3

1

−0.77 ^***

−0.02

0.15 ^***

0.04

−0.17 ^***

0.04

0.34 ^***

Residual 4

1

0.13 ^***

0.34 ^***

−0.03

0.10 ^**

−0.16 ^***

− 0.38 ^***

h-AFW

1

0.20 ^***

−0.56 ^***

−0.24 ^***

0.07

−0.12 ^**

l-AFW

1

−0.14 ^***

−0.42 ^***

− 0.25 ^***

0.14 ^***

Age at highest weight

1

0.52 ^***

−0.10 ^**

0.10 ^**

Age at lowest weight

1

0.54 ^***

−0.23 ^***

Years since highest weight

1

0.44 ^***

Years since lowest weight

1