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Table 2 Partial correlation coefficients between metabolic risk factors and adipose tissue areas (age-adjusted)

From: Relationship between deep subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue and metabolic syndrome: a case control study

 

Male

Female

VAT

dSAT

sSAT

VAT

dSAT

sSAT

WC (cm)

0.732*

0.753*

0.549*

0.700*

0.634*

0.623*

Glucose (mg/dL)

0.489*

0.351**

0.246***

0.386**

0.191

0.119

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

0.553*

0.209***

0.271***

0.497***

0.063

0.135

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

−0.579*

−0.321**

−0.138

−0.485***

−0.222

−0.130

SBP (mmHg)

0.316**

0.306**

0.214***

0.340**

0.464*

0.317**

DBP (mmHg)

0.146

0.095

0.206

0.302**

0.381*

0.249***

Insulin

0.307**

0.374*

0.415*

0.517*

0.241***

0.281***

HOMA-IR

0.360**

0.404*

0.427*

0.536*

0.251***

0.280***

  1. VAT visceral adipose tissue, DSAT deep subcutaneous adipose tissue, SSAT superficial subcutaneous adipose tissue, WC waist circumference, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance
  2. * p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.05