TABLE 2.

Correlation coefficients between adiposity measures and psoas measures¹

	Spearman's correlations/partial correlations
	Men (2012 scans; 1778 patients)		Women (1731 scans; 1451 patients)
	Psoas muscle attenuation	Ratio of normal to low attenuation psoas areas	Psoas muscle attenuation	Ratio of normal to low attenuation psoas areas
BMI	−0.329	−0.414	−0.315	−0.453
SAT area	−0.341	−0.424	−0.269	−0.386
VAT area	−0.485	−0.544	−0.439	−0.544
VAT area with BMI controlled for	−0.377	−0.395	−0.322	−0.352
VAT area with BMI and age controlled for	−0.253	−0.264	−0.241	−0.275

¹All correlation coefficients were significant with P values < 0.001. Correlations for men were not significantly different from those for women. SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue; VAT, visceral adipose tissue.