Table 2.

Pearson correlation coefficients relating IMCL, GDR, and metabolic parameters in European-American and African-American adults

Variable	EA				AA
	IMCL	N	GDR	N	IMCL	N	GDR	N
IMCL (AU)	—	43	−0.47**	39	—	43	−0.17	38
GDR (mg/kgLBM/min)	−0.47**	39	—	39	−0.17	38	—	38
BMI (kg/m2)	0.53**	43	−0.35*	39	0.04	43	−0.42**	38
% Body fat (DXA)	0.31*	38	−0.33*	39	0.00	42	−0.13	37
Trunk fat (kg)	0.43**	38	−0.39*	39	−0.12	42	−0.38*	37
Leg fat (kg)	0.37**	38	−0.23	39	−0.11	42	−0.20	37
Trunk/leg ratio	0.20	38	−0.40*	39	0.06	42	−0.37*	37
Waist (cm)	0.53**	38	−0.41**	39	0.04	42	−0.48**	37
Hip (cm)	0.51**	38	−0.35*	39	0.00	42	−0.17	37
Waist/hip ratio	0.25	38	−0.29	39	0.14	42	−0.51**	37

Significant values are in boldface. Estimates and significance tests are controlled for age and gender.

AA, African American; AU, arbitrary units; DXA, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; EA, European American; GDR, maximally stimulated glucose disposal rate; IMCL, intramyocellular lipid content.

^*P ≤ 0.05,

^**P ≤ 0.01.