Table 2.
Independent variables selected in the multivariate scan models using stepwise backward regressions.
| Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAT | Waist girth (cm) | Volume Belly (l) | Upper arm girth (cm) | Waist girth (cm) |
| Hip girth (cm) | Volume Hip (l) | Thigh girth horizontal (cm) | WHR | |
| WHR (cm/cm) | Volume Hip (l) | Bust chest girth horizontal (cm) | ||
| Hip girth (cm) | Neck to waist center back (cm) | |||
| RFM | Volume Belly (l) | WHR (cm/cm) | Volume Hip (l) | Volume Belly (l) |
| Volume Thigh (l) | Mid neck girth (cm) | Waist girth (cm) | Hip girth (cm) | |
| Volume Hip (l) | Volume Chest (l) | WHtR (cm/cm) | BMI (kg/m2) | |
| Maximum belly circumference (cm) | High waist girth (cm) | Bust chest girth horizontal (cm) | Upper arm girth (cm) | |
| Body height (cm) | Forearm girth (cm) | High waist girth (cm) | Mid neck girth (cm) | |
| SMI | Volume Chest (l) | Volume Belly (l) | Waist girth (cm) | Volume Hip (l) |
| Volume Hip (l) | BMI (kg/m2) | WHtR (cm/cm) | Mid neck girth (cm) | |
| Volume Thigh (l) | Forearm girth (cm) | BMI (kg/m2) | Cross should over neck (cm) | |
| Thigh girth horizontal (cm) | Maximum belly circumference (cm) | |||
Bold variable = The three most important variables in each model.
VAT visceral adipose tissue, RFM relative fat mass, SMI skeletal muscle mass index.