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

Table 3. Spearman correlation analysis of anthropometric and biochemical parameters with adipocyte size.

Parameter	Subcutaneous adipocyte diameter		Omental adipocyte diameter
	Males (n = 40)	Females (n = 40)	Males (n = 40)	Females (n = 40)
Body mass index	0.20	0.48^b	0.35^a	0.50^c
Waist circumference	0.11	0.41^b	0.22	0.61^c
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.28	0.42^b	0.36^a	0.48^b
Biceps skinfold	0.35^a	0.18	0.44^b	0.50^b
Triceps skinfold	0.40^a	−0.01	0.43^b	0.24
Subscapular skinfold	0.36^a	0.09	0.50^c	0.28
Suprailiac skinfold	0.29	0.05	0.46^b	0.15
% Body fat	0.33^a	0.66^c	0.32^a	0.63^c
Total abdominal fat	0.52^c	0.50^c	0.54^c	0.56^c
Subcutaneous abdominal fat	0.44^b	0.49^b	0.38^a	0.62^c
Visceral abdominal fat	0.43^b	0.08	0.50^c	−0.03
Fasting blood glucose	0.14	0.43^c	0.26	0.44^b
Total cholesterol	0.21	0.47^b	0.29	0.67^c
Serum triglyceride	0.22	0.42^b	0.50^b	0.52^c
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol	−0.18	−0.17	−0.13	−0.11
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol	−0.01	0.28	0.20	0.41^b
Fasting insulin	0.21	0.65^c	0.31^a	0.62^c
hsCRP*	−0.12	−0.17	−0.01	0.09
HOMA-IR	0.19	0.62^c	0.29^a	0.61^c

: p<0.05;

p<0.01;

: p<0.001.

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