Table 3.

Standardized regression coefficients examining the association of body adiposity index (BAI), body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and percentage of body fat with cardiovascular disease risk factors.

	Body Adiposity Index (BAI)				Body Mass Index (BMI)
Dependent variable	R2	β	r	R2 change	R2	β	r	R2 change
Total cholesterol	0.044	0.157	0.155	0.024	0.046	0.163	0.144	0.026
Fasting blood glucose	0.043	0.155	0.166	0.024	0.063	0.212	0.208	0.044
Systolic blood pressure	0.076	0.167	0.192	0.027	0.101	0.232	0.244	0.052
Diastolic blood pressure	0.069	0.207	0.226	0.042	0.105	0.284	0.299	0.078
Cardiorespiratory fitnessa	0.342	−0.459	−0.498	0.206	0.382	−0.503	−0.523	0.246
	Waist Circumference				Percentage of body fat
Total cholesterol	0.048	0.168	0.174	0.028	0.055	0.193	0.188	0.034
Fasting blood glucose	0.066	0.219	0.233	0.047	0.045	0.166	0.185	0.025
Systolic blood pressure	0.092	0.210	0.237	0.043	0.071	0.155	0.203	0.022
Diastolic blood pressure	0.102	0.277	0.292	0.175	0.080	0.239	0.264	0.053
Cardiorespiratory fitnessa	0.419	−0.538	−0.579	0.283	0.460	−0.592	−0.579	0.324

All analyses adjusted for age and baseline examination year. β indicates multiple regression coefficients; r indicates partial correlations; R² and R² change indicate coefficients of determination

All the associations were significant at P ≤ 0.001

^aMaximal metabolic equivalents, METs.