Abdominal fat depots associated with insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome risk factors in black African young adults

Table 2 Inter-correlations (Pearson’s r) between anthropometry, body composition and abdominal fat parameters in men (n = 36) and women (n = 40)

	Weight	BMI	Waist	Hip	Total fat mass (DEXA)	VAT^a (MRI)	SCAT^b (MRI)
Men
Weight	1
BMI	0.91	1
Waist	0.83	0.87	1
Hip	0.83	0.62	0.62	1
Total fat mass	0.82	0.84	0.84	0.72	1
VAT^a	0.55	0.59	0.68	0.55	0.68	1
SCAT^b	0.71	0.82	0.78	0.68	0.9	0.72	1
Women
Weight	1
BMI	0.96	1
Waist	0.81	0.82	1
Hip	0.83	0.88	0.76	1
Total fat mass	0.87	0.89	0.67	0.81	1
VAT^a	0.62	0.63	0.5	0.6	0.66	1
SCAT^b	0.84	0.89	0.71	0.77	0.93	0.63	1

ISSN: 1471-2458