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Table 5 Adjusted Spearman partial correlations for Caucasian and East Asian subgroups

From: Comparison of body mass index and waist circumference as predictors of cardiometabolic health in a population of young Canadian adults

 

Men

Women

 

TC:HDL cholesterol

TG

TC:HDL cholesterol

TG

Caucasians

    

   BMIa

-0.11

-0.09

0.04

0.02

   WCb

0.27*

0.22*

0.12*

0.06

East Asians

    

   BMIa

0.01

-0.11

0.12*

0.05

   WCb

0.23*

0.22*

0.01

0.07

  1. a Adjusted for WC, age, smoking status, physical activity.
  2. b Adjusted for BMI, age, smoking status, physical activity.
  3. * P < 0.05
  4. WC - Waist circumference (cm)
  5. TG - Triglycerides (mmol/L).
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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome

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