. 2010 Oct 23;31(24):3063–3072. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq355

Table 3.

Change in risk factors for an SD difference in the adiposity measurements

	BMI (kg/m²)	Waist circumference (cm)	Leptin^a (ng/mL)	DXA total fat^a (g)	DXA central fat^a (g)	DXA lean mass^a (g)
Males (n= 2414)
Systolic BP (mmHg)	3.8	3.7	3.1	3.5	3.5	3.4
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.9
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	0.04	0.03	0.08	0.05	0.05	−0.06
Triglycerides (mmol/L)^a	0.09	0.09	0.10	0.06	0.07	0.02
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	0.08	0.06	0.08	0.08	0.08	(−0.03)
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	−0.08	−0.08	−0.06	−0.06	−0.07	−0.05
Leptin (ng/mL)^a	0.60	0.57	—	0.58	0.58	0.27
C-reactive protein (mg/L)^a	0.49	0.48	0.44	0.45	0.46	0.15
IL-6 (pg/mL)^a	0.17	0.18	0.16	0.16	0.17	0.05
Alipoprotein A1 (mg/dL)	−3.03	−3.11	−1.07	−2.32	−2.33	−2.55
Alipoprotein B (mg/dL)	2.09	1.8	1.9	1.8	2.0	−0.96
Adiponectin (µg/mL)	−0.58	−0.46	(−0.01)	(−0.07)	(−0.19)	−0.62

Females (n = 2331)
Systolic BP (mmHg)	3.8	3.7	3.8	4.7	4.6	3.5
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	1.3	1.3	1.5	1.7	1.7	0.9
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	0.04	0.03	0.09	0.06	0.07	−0.04
Triglycerides (mmol/L)^a	0.11	0.12	0.13	0.12	0.12	0.07
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	0.06	0.05	0.09	0.09	0.09	(−0.03)
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	−0.09	−0.10	−0.08	−0.10	−0.10	−0.06
Leptin (ng/mL)^a	0.60	0.55	—	0.70	0.68	0.29
C-reactive protein (mg/L)^a	0.47	0.46	0.51	0.58	0.58	0.10
IL-6 (pg/mL)^a	0.20	0.21	0.21	0.22	0.22	0.07
Apolipoprotein A1 (mg/dL)	−3.9	−4.5	−2.5	−4.2	−4.4	−3.4
Apolipoprotein B (mg/dL)	2.20	2.00	2.50	2.70	3.00	(−0.34)
Adiponectin (µg/mL)	−1.24	−1.26	−0.79	−1.14	−1.24	−1.19

Linear regression coefficients for one z-score increase in adiposity measurements adjusted by age.

Analysis was restricted to 2414 males and 2331 females with all valid adiposity measurements.

Values in parentheses are statistically not significant (P ≥ 0.05).

^aLog-transformed.