Table 2.
Pearson correlation coefficients of Lp-PLA2 and leukocyte PAF-AH activities with body composition indices in men and women.
| Serum Lp-PLA2 activity | PAF-AH activity in leukocytes homogenate | |||
| Men (n = 52) |
Women (n = 48) | Men (n = 52) |
Women (n = 48) |
|
| Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2) | 0.206 (P = 0.170) |
-0.051 (P = 0.718) |
0.163 (P = 0.284) |
-0.044 (P = 0.746) |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 0.240 (P = 0.100) |
-0.005 (P = 0.975) |
0.146 (P = 0.327) |
-0.218 (P = 0.114) |
| Hip Circumference (cm) | 0.202 (P = 0.168) |
-0.043 (P = 0.766) |
0.070 (P = 0.639) |
-0.037 (P = 0.791) |
| Sagittal diameter (cm) | 0.173 (P = 0.252) |
0.007 (P = 0.963) |
0.178 (P = 0.243) |
0.088 (P = 0.532) |
| Abdominal skinfold (mm) | 0.170 (P = 0.253) |
0.086 (P = 0.554) |
0.022 (P = 0.883) |
0.087 (P = 0.531) |
| DXA ROI fat (kg) | 0.380 (P = 0.008) |
-0.088 (P = 0.535) |
0.247 (P = 0.094) |
-0.020 (P = 0.883) |
| Trunk fat (kg) | 0.356 (P = 0.013) |
-0.063 (P = 0.663) |
0.162 (P = 0.277) |
-0.040 (P = 0.772) |
| Arms fat (kg) | 0.318 (P = 0.028) |
0.083 (P = 0.563) |
0.097 (P = 0.518) |
-0.186 (P = 0.174) |
| Legs fat (kg) | 0.084 (P = 0.572) |
-0.099 (P = 0.488) |
0.149 (P = 0.316) |
-0.132 (P = 0.338) |
| % total body fat | 0.229 (P = 0.118) |
0.006 (P = 0.967) |
0.296 (P = 0.044) |
-0.071 (P = 0.608) |
| Total body fat (kg) | 0.253 (P = 0.083) |
-0.064 (P = 0.657) |
0.167 (P = 0.263) |
-0.098 (P = 0.475) |
| Arms lean tissue (kg) | 0.004 (P = 0.979) |
-0.093 (P = 0.518) |
-0.333 (P = 0.022) |
-0.152 (P = 0.266) |
| Legs lean tissue (kg) | 0.058 (P = 0.698) |
-0.318 (P = 0.023) |
-0.222 (P = 0.133) |
-0.219 (P = 0.100) |
P values are shown in parenthesis. All variables were normally distributed according to Kolmogorov Smirnoff Kriterion.