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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 30.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Oct 1;18(3):548–554. doi: 10.1038/oby.2009.304

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Adjusted change in metabolic syndrome (MetS) scores by tertiles of body fat change (%) (tertile I: men (≥0.9%), women (≥1.2%); tertile II: men (0.9 to −2.3%), women (1.2 to −2.3%); tertile III: men (less than −2.3%), women (less than −2.3%)) in men (filled circles) and women (empty circles). Covariates included in the model were baseline body fat (%), age, cohort, and menopausal hormonal therapy (as appropriate). A decrease in MetS score is desirable. Differences occurred for men between change in MetS scores and tertile of body fat (%) change: tertile I vs. II (P = 0.003), II vs. III (P = 0.001), and I vs. III (P < 0.0001). In women, differences existed for the change in MetS score and tertile of body fat (%) change: II vs. III (P = 0.02), as well as I vs. III (P = 0.001).