Table 2.

Relationship between the change in adipose thickness per unit change in body weight (cm/Kg) for each layer and for the total subcutaneous adipose thickness

Adipose layer	Slope	Lower CI (95%)	Upper CI (95%)	P
L1	0.0031	0.0024	0.0042	<0.001
L2	0.0040	0.0027	0.0057	<0.001
L3	0.0020	0.0009	0.0034	0.004
Total	0.0090	0.0065	0.0115	<0.001

Test statistics are based on data from the linear regression model. "Slope" can be interpreted as the marginal effect of body weight on thickness for each particular layer or for the total as indicated, i.e. the change in adipose thickness (in cm) per unit change in body weight in (Kg). Values for the confidence intervals (CI) and the probability (P) that the slop is not zero, are also given.