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. 2009 Apr 16;6:17. doi: 10.1186/1743-7075-6-17

Table 3.

Regression equations for adipose tissue compartments in prepubertal and pubertal children.

Prepubertal Pubertal
Age Sex Intercept Adjusted R2 Age Sex Intercept Adjusted R2
VAT 0.029
(P = 0.495)		 0.128
(P = 0.235)		 0.102
(P = 0.604)		 0.001
(P = 0.374)		 0.050
(P = 0.068)		 0.051
(P = 0.722)		 - 0.055
(P = 0.938)		 0.020
(P = 0.187)
SAT 0.658
(P = 0.337)		 1.962
(P = 0.259)		 2.437
(P = 0.509)		 0.010
(P = 0.317)		 1.329
(P = 0.004)		 7.100
(P = 0.004)		 - 5.200
(P = 0.426)		 0.157
(P = 0.001)

VAT, visceral adipose tissue, SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue. Sex, Female = 1, Male = 0.