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Table 4 Independent contributions of VAT and SCAT parameters to the 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

  

β (95 % CI)c

P

β (95 % CI)c

P

β (95 % CI)c

P

β (95 % CI)c

P

VAT

Model 1a

0.6 (−0.03,0.2)

0.1

0.03 (0.01,0.06)

0.01

0.6 (−0.03,0.2)

0.1

0.01 (−0.01,0.03)

0.5

SCAT

Model 1a

1.6 (0.6, 2.6)

0.002

0.7 (0.4, 0.9)

<0.001

1.3 (0.1, 2.4)

0.03

0.2 (−0.1, 0.5)

0.3

VAT

Model 2b

0.001 (−0.1,0.1)

0.8

0.01 (−0.02, 0.04)

0.7

0.05 (−0.1, 0.2)

0.4

−0.001 (−0.02, 0.03)

0.9

SCAT

Model 2b

2.2 (0.8, 3.6)

0.004

0.8 (0.4, 1.2)

<0.001

1.2 (−0.3, 2.7)

0.1

0.2 (−0.2,0.5)

0.4

  1. aModel 1 Univariate models
  2. bModel 2 Multivariate models including both VAT and SCAT
  3. cβ regression coefficient
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