Table 2.
Bivariate (Unadjusted) and partial (Controlled for Gender and Age) correlations of BMI, WHR and SAD to anthropometric and metabolic parameters
|
PARAMETERS |
BMI z-score |
WHR |
SAD z-score |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bivariate | Partial | Bivariate | Partial | Bivariate | Partial | |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) |
0.40 ** |
0.19 ** |
0.11 |
- 0.03 |
0.32 ** |
0.20 ** |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) |
0.29 ** |
0.18 ** |
- 0.01 |
- 0.03 |
0.25 ** |
0.16 ** |
| Glucose (mmol/l) |
0.19 ** |
0.18 ** |
0.07 * |
0.06 |
0.09 ** |
0.02 |
| Insulin (IU/ml) |
0.52 ** |
- 0.01 |
0.17 * |
0.10 |
0.38 ** |
- 0.10 |
| HOMA-IR |
0.52 ** |
- 0.01 |
0.21 ** |
0.12 * |
0.36 ** |
- 0.10 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/l) |
0.30 ** |
0.21 ** |
0.11 * |
0.23 ** |
0.17 ** |
0.08 * |
| Total Cholesterol (mmol/l) |
0.13 ** |
0.14 ** |
- 0.02 |
- 0.11* |
0.08 * |
0.02 |
| LDL-Cholesterol (mmol/l) |
0.17 ** |
0.17 ** |
- 0.04 |
- 0.24 ** |
0.11 |
0.06 |
| HDL-Cholesterol (mmol/l) |
- 0.25 ** |
- 0.19 ** |
- 0.04 |
0.09 |
- 0.20 ** |
- 0.14 ** |
| Leptin (ng/ml) |
0.49 ** |
0.34 ** |
0.04 |
0.01 |
0.35 ** |
0.22 ** |
| Adiponectin (μg/ml) |
- 0.25 ** |
- 0.14 |
- 0.14 |
0.00 |
- 0.20 ** |
- 0.16 |
| Resistin (ng/ml) |
0.18 ** |
0.12 |
- 0.11 ** |
- 0.08 |
0.18 ** |
0.07 * |
| ANG II (ng/ml) |
0.04 |
- 0.01 |
0.07 |
0.15 * |
- 0.03 |
0.02 |
| aPAI-1 (ng/ml) |
0.13 ** |
0.14 |
0.02 |
- 0.00 |
0.10 ** |
0.10 ** |
| C-Reactive Protein (μg/ml) |
0.04 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
- 0.06 |
0.02 |
0.12 |
| TNF-α (pg/ml) | −0.03 | −0.50 | −0.04 | −0.42 | −0.02 | −0.31 |
Note: Data presented as coefficients (R); * denotes p-value < 0.05 level; ** denotes p-value < 0.01 level.