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. 2014 Jun 18;144(8):1283–1290. doi: 10.3945/jn.113.188599

TABLE 3.

Spearman’s correlation coefficients between markers of adiposity in 2596 adults1

BMI (kg/m2) Waist (cm) VAT (cm3) SAT (cm3)
Waist 0.89
VAT 0.73 0.81
SAT 0.78 0.74 0.50
VAT:SAT ratio 0.16 0.28 0.66 −0.25
1

All P values < 0.001. SAT, abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue; VAT, visceral adipose tissue.