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. 2010 Sep 15;33(12):2665–2670. doi: 10.2337/dc10-0606

Table 5.

Sex-specific age-adjusted and multivariable-adjusted standardized correlation coefficients between anthropometric measures and adipose tissue compartments according to obesity

Men
Women
BMI <25 kg/m2 (n = 1,761)
BMI ≥25 kg/m2 (n = 1,498)
BMI <25 kg/m2 (n = 1,513)
BMI ≥25 kg/m2 (n = 328)
VAT SAT VAT SAT VAT SAT VAT SAT
SAD
    Age-adjusted 0.762 0.576 0.690 0.520 0.652 0.633 0.642 0.525
    Multivariable-adjusted 0.758 0.577 0.687 0.527 0.648 0.637 0.632 0.537
TAD
    Age-adjusted 0.587 0.628 0.540 0.622 0.534 0.799 0.372 0.770
    Multivariable-adjusted 0.584 0.629 0.542 0.624 0.530 0.800 0.369 0.769
BMI
    Age-adjusted 0.520 0.564 0.404 0.609 0.516 0.657 0.399 0.505
    Multivariable-adjusted 0.517 0.563 0.402 0.612 0.512 0.660 0.373 0.521
WC
    Age-adjusted 0.647 0.711 0.515 0.684 0.544 0.743 0.399 0.667
    Multivariable-adjusted 0.643 0.715 0.513 0.689 0.542 0.747 0.382 0.697

All correlations were statistically significant (P < 0.001). Data were multivariable adjusted for age, smoking, alcohol consumption, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, treatment for diabetes, treatment for hyperlipidemia, menopausal status (women only), and hormone replacement therapy (women only).