Table 3.

Correlation Coefficients of Adiposity Variables with Risk Factors for Myocardial Infarction and Hormones Controlled for Age in 20 Healthy Postmenopausal Women

Variable	TAT	SCAT	WC	VAT	Age
Age	−.05	−.05	.08	−.06	-
Cholesterol	.04	.04	.06	.08	.21
Triglyceride	.43	.40	.34	.56†	.32
HDL-cholesterol	−.25	−.21	−.26	−.47*	−.08
Glucose	−.03	−.09	.07	.32	.32
Insulin	.37	.32	.51*	.58†	.13
Estradiol	−.07	−.08	−.08	−.00	−.25
Estrone	−.05	−.04	−.12	−.09	−.01
Testosterone (T)	.43	.41	.59†	.42	.02
Free T	.42	.39	.55*	.51*	−.01
Calculated freeT	.47 *	.44	.60†	.53*	−.07
SHBG	−.13	−.08	−.35	−.39	−.11
DHEAS	−.26	−.28	−.04	−.06	−.34

^*P ≤ .05

^†P ≤ .01.

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.