Table 2.

Correlation Coefficients of Adiposity Variables with Risk Factors for Myocardial Infarction and Hormones Controlled for Age in 58 Healthy Premenopausal Women

Variable	TAT	SCAT	WC	VAT	Age
Age	.42§	.40‡	.55§	.60§	-
Cholesterol	.09	.09	.08	.13	.47§
Triglyceride	.38‡	.37‡	.46§	.50§	−.19
HDL-cholesterol	− .52§	−.50§	−.55§	−.63§	.22
Glucose	.22	.21	.22	.32 *	.12
Insulin	.43§	.42§	.55§	.43§	.07
Testosterone (T)	.22	.22	.11	.11	−.41§
Free T	.30*	.29*	.32*	.40‡	−.31*
Calculated free T	.35 †	.34 †	.33†	.41§	−.44§
SHBG	−.13	−.11	−.19	−.38‡	.02
DHEAS	−.13	−.13	−.13	−.04	−.19

^*P ≤ .05

^†P ≤ .01

^‡P ≤ .005

^§P≤.001.

Abbreviations: TAT, total adipose tissue; SCAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue; WC, waist circumference; VAT, visceral adipose tissue; HDL–cholesterol, high–density lipoprotein cholesterol; SHBG, sex-hormone binding globulin; DHEAS, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate.