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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 26.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2010 May 3;125(6):1104–1111. doi: 10.1542/peds.2009-2055

Table 3.

Plasma 25(OH)D and its relations to adiposity outcomes, fat-free soft tissue mass, physical activity, and cardiovascular fitness

Unadjusteda Adjustedb
Variable r P-value r P-value
BMI percentiles −0.174 < 0.01 −0.100 0.020
Waist circumference (cm) −0.115 0.007 −0.128 < 0.01
FFST mass −0.077 0.068 −0.018 0.671
Fat mass (kg) −0.152 < 0.01 −0.147 < 0.01
Percentage body fat (%) −0.112 0.008 −0.173 < 0.01
VAT (cm3) c −0.004 0.936 −0.130 0.015
SAAT (cm3) c −0.154 0.003 −0.111 0.039
Moderate PA (hrs/d) c 0.073 0.110 0.061 0.188
Vigorous PA (hrs/d) c 0.139 0.002 0.132 < 0.01
CV fitness (mL/kg−1/min−1) 0.212 < 0.01 0.100 0.025

FFST indicates fat-free soft tissue; VAT, visceral adipose tissue; SAAT, subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue; PA, physical activity; CV, cardiovascular.

a

Statistical analysis was conducted by using Pearson’s bivariate correlation.

b

Statistical analysis was conducted by using partial correlation, adjusted for age, sex, race, sexual maturation, height, and season, for relationships between loge plasma 25(OH)D and adiposity outcomes, physical activity variables, and CV fitness in this sample (N = 559).

c

Logarithmic transformation performed before analysis.