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Table 2 Standardized, adjusteda regression coefficients for associations between abdominal fat variables and metabolic risk factors

From: Identifying metabolic syndrome in migrant Asian Indian adults with anthropometric and visceral fat action points

Dependent variable

Number of abdominal fat variables in model

Oneb

Twoc

VFM

SFM

Waist

VFM

SFM

Fasting glucose

0.138

0.154

0.102

0.059

0.121

log10(insulin)

0.548‡

0.477‡

0.533‡

0.373‡

0.266†

Total cholesterol

0.056

0.102

0.006

− 0.017

0.111

LDL cholesterol

0.118

0.107

0.048

0.076

0.065

HDL cholesterol

− 0.313‡

− 0.177*

− 0.250†

− 0.312†

− 0.001

Total/HDL cholesterol

0.299‡

0.192*

0.208†

0.275†

0.037

log10(triglycerides)

0.306‡

0.195*

0.238†

0.282†

0.036

log10(HOMA2-IR)

0.550‡

0.480‡

0.532‡

0.372‡

0.270†

log10(HOMA2-%B)

0.451‡

0.376‡

0.460‡

0.323‡

0.194*

Systolic blood pressure

0.155*

0.194†

0.281‡

0.042

0.171

Diastolic blood pressure

0.344‡

0.369‡

0.412‡

0.162

0.278†

  1. HDL high-density lipoprotein; HOMA homeostasis model assessment; HOMA2-IR insulin resistance; HOMA2-%B beta cell function; LDL low-density lipoprotein; SFM subcutaneous fat mass; VFM visceral fat mass; Waist waist circumference
  2. aAdjusted for age and sex
  3. bVFM, SFM and waist circumference in separate models
  4. cVFM and SFM in the same model
  5. *P < 0.05, †P < 0.01, ‡P < 0.001