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Table 3 Pearson’s correlation coefficients (P-values) between body fat parameters and metabolic outcomes by sex

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

  

Men (n = 36)

Women (n = 40)

  

MetS

HOMA-IR

MetS

HOMA-IR

Anthropometry

Weight

0.32 (0.056)

0.43 (0.009)

0.27 (0.09)

0.18 (0.24)

 

BMI

0.45 (0.005)

0.52 (0.001)

0.31 (0.049)

0.22 (0.20)

 

Waist

0.26 (0.12)

0.50 (0.002)

0.17 (0.28)

0.15 (0.34)

 

Hip

0.26 (0.12)

0.34 (0.03)

0.26 (0.10)

0.19 (0.23)

DEXA

Total fat mass

0.37 (0.03)

0.58 (0.0002)

0.30 (0.059)

0.15 (0.35)

MRI

VATa

0.23 (0.20)

0.40 (0.01)

0.26 (0.12)

0.12 (0.46)

 

SCATb

0.50 (0.002)

0.66 (<0.0001)

0.28 (0.07)

0.18 (0.27)

  1. Correlations with P-values < 0.05 are highlighted in bold
  2. aVAT Visceral adipose tissue by MRI
  3. bSCAT Subcutaneous adipose tissue by MRI