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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 Dec 2;22(3):852–862. doi: 10.1002/oby.20489

Table 6.

Final prediction equations for total abdominal, subcutaneous and visceral adiposity volumes using demographic, traditional anthropometric, stereovision body imaging, and magnetic resonance imaging measurements

Adiposity Volume a Measurement Method Predictive Models R2 (%)
Total abdominal Traditional b,c,d − 470.28 + 7.10 Waist e − 91.01 Gender + 5.74 SD e 89.9
Stereovision f − 645.08 + 12.97 COD e + 3.79 sHip e − 61.37 Gender + 3.89 sWaist e 84.2
Combination g − 470.28 + 7.10 Waist e − 91.01 Gender + 5.74 SD e 89.9
Subcutaneous Traditional b,c − 204.92 + 8.82 Waist e − 86.07 Gender − 409.19 WHR e 88.6
Stereovision f − 827.48 + 7.43 sHip e + 7.02 COW e 79.3
Combination d,g − 172.37 + 8.57 Waist e − 62.65 Gender − 450.16 sWHR e 90.4
Visceral Traditional b,c − 214.28 + 306.03 WHR e + 5.78 SD e − 1.34 Waist 54.2
Stereovision d,f − 96.76 + 11.48 COD e − 5.09 COW e + 204.74 sWHR e − 18.59 Gender 71.7
Combination g − 96.76 + 11.48 COD e − 5.09 COW e + 204.74 sWHR e − 18.59 Gender 71.7
a

Dependent variable measured by magnetic resonance imaging

b

Manual

c

Independent variables include gender, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, sagittal diameter

d

Optimal model for predicting central obesity by stepwise multiple regression analysis

e

Waist, waist circumference; SD, sagittal diameter; COD, central obesity depth; sHip, stereovision body imaging hip circumference; sWaist, stereovision body imaging waist circumference; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; COW, central obesity width; sWHR, stereovision body imaging waist-to-hip ratio

f

Independent variables include gender, stereovision body imaging waist circumference, stereovision body imaging hip circumferences, stereovision body imaging waist-to-hip ratio, central obesity depth, central obesity width

g

Independent variables include gender, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, sagittal diameter, stereovision body imaging waist circumference, stereovision body imaging hip circumferences, stereovision body imaging waist-to-hip ratio, central obesity depth, central obesity width