Table 2. Correlation analysis between adiposity indices including visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue (VAT and SAT) measured by CT and android and gynoid fat measured by DXA with various variables.
VAT | SAT | Android fat | Gynoid fat | |
Age (years) | −0.078 | −0.111 | −0.128* | −0.167* |
BMI (kg/m2) | 0.675** | 0.649** | 0.773** | 0.697** |
Waist circumference (cm) | 0.598** | 0.438** | 0.661** | 0.450** |
By DXA | ||||
Whole body muscle mass (kg) | 0.314** | −0.288** | 0.169* | −0.111* |
Whole body fat mass (kg) | 0.696** | 0.809** | 0.927** | 0.945** |
Android fat mass (kg) | 0.813** | 0.684** | 1 | 0.797** |
Gynoid fat mass (kg) | 0.568** | 0.794** | 0.797** | 1 |
Android/gynoid fat ratio | 0.624** | 0.163** | 0.594** | 0.032 |
By CT | ||||
VAT (cm2) | 1 | 0.442** | 0.813** | 0.568** |
SAT (cm2) | 0.442** | 1 | 0.684** | 0.794** |
VAT/SAT | 0.544** | −0.413** | 0.159** | −0.137* |
By cardiac CT angiography | ||||
Coronary artery stenosis | 0.225** | −0.098 | 0.201** | 0.033 |
Biochemical data | ||||
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 0.211** | 0.169* | 0.238** | 0.147* |
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | −0.284** | −0.049 | −0.224** | −0.079 |
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 0.036 | 0.108 | 0.063 | 0.112** |
Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 0.207** | 0.074 | 0.205** | 0.035 |
Fasting insulin (µIU/mL) | 0.488** | 0.414** | 0.478** | 0.391** |
HOMA-IR | 0.514** | 0.400** | 0.509** | 0.362** |
A1C (%) | 0.205** | 0.120 | 0.244** | 0.067 |
Adiponectin (µg/mL) | −0.346** | −0.110 | −0.276** | −0.092 |
hsCRP (mg/dL) | 0.075 | −0.057 | 0.023 | 0.006 |
**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).