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. 2014 Sep 24;9(9):e108421. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108421

Table 2. Spearman correlation analysis of anthropometric and biochemical parameters with abdominal fat depots.

Parameter	Total abdominal fat (Rho)		Visceral abdominal fat (Rho)		Subcutaneous abdominal fat (Rho)
	Males (n = 40)	Females (n = 40)	Males (n = 40)	Females (n = 40)	Males (n = 40)	Females (n = 40)
Body mass index	0.56^c	0.85^c	0.32^a	0.26	0.55^c	0.81^c
Waist circumference	0.70^c	0.91^c	0.59^c	0.25	0.46^b	0.83^c
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.65^c	0.84^c	0.44^b	0.21	0.61c	0.80^c
% Body fat	0.54^c	0.90^c	0.40^a	0.28	0.50^c	0.81^c
Fasting blood glucose	0.43^b	0.50^b	0.18	−0.01	0.44^b	0.51^b
Total cholesterol	0.46^b	0.56^b	0.21	−0.12	0.42^b	0.62^b
Triglycerides	0.60^c	0.55^b	0.38^a	−0.05	0.62^b	0.60^b
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol	−0.52^b	−0.18	−0.62^b	−0.09	−0.33^a	−0.09
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol	−0.01	0.31^a	−0.05	−0.24	0.03	0.45^b
Fasting insulin	0.55^b	0.59^b	0.16	0.007	0.65^b	0.57^b
hsCRP	0.01	0.38^a	0.11	0.10	−0.08	0.40^a
HOMA-IR	0.54^b	0.58^b	0.16	−0.01	0.64^b	0.57^b

^a

: p<0.05;

^b

p<0.01;

^c

: p<0.001.

hsCRP: high sensitivity C-reactive protein; HOMA-IR: Homeostatic model of assessment-insulin resistance.