Table 2.

Correlation of fat mass and markers of insulin resistance in females (n = 1100) and males (n = 1205)

	Fat mass		Insulin		Glucose		Triglycerides		HDLc
	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males
Fat mass	1	1
Insulin	0.38	0.29	1	1
Glucose	0.14	−0.04b	0.39	0.30	1	1
Triglycerides	0.22	0.06a	0.33	0.20	0.12	0.05b	1	1
HDLc	−0.22	−0.23	−0.12	−0.12	0.13	0.07a	−0.37	−0.29	1	1

Results are all Pearson correlation coefficients with standardization for age, height, and height squared. There was statistical evidence (gender interaction) that the correlation of fat mass with insulin, glucose, and triglycerides; of insulin with glucose and triglycerides; of glucose with triglycerides and HDLc; and of triglycerides with HDLc were stronger in females than in males (all P values for interaction > 0.05). All P values are <0.001 except those marked.

^aP values > 0.001 but <0.05.

^bP values > 0.1.