Table 3. Correlations of L/W ratio, U/W ratio and L/U ratio with clinical parameters in men and women.

	Men				Women
	L/W ratio		L/U ratio		L/W ratio		L/U ratio
	Correlation coefficient	p value	Correlation coefficient	p value	Correlation coefficient	p value	Correlation coefficient	p value
Age, years	0.032	0.931	−0.435	0.208	−0.16	0.553	0.259	0.332
BMI, kg/m2	−0.811	0.004	−0.437	0.206	−0.275	0.302	−0.596	0.015
Waist circumference, cm	−0.878	0.001	−0.642	0.046	−0.345	0.191	−0.485	0.057
Waist-to-hip ratio	−0.392	0.297	−0.76	0.017	−0.387	0.138	−0.773	<0.001
Triglycerides, mg/dL	0.024	0.948	0.296	0.407	0.222	0.409	0.139	0.606
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL	−0.147	0.685	−0.386	0.271	0.152	0.574	0.643	0.007
Free fatty acids, µEq/L	−0.529	0.115	−0.123	0.734	−0.189	0.484	−0.024	0.929
Visceral fat area, cm2	−0.305	0.391	−0.233	0.517	0.167	0.536	0.106	0.695
Subcutaneous fat area, cm2	−0.806	0.005	−0.433	0.211	−0.255	0.34	−0.368	0.161
Body fat mass, kg	−0.925	<0.001	−0.564	0.09	−0.125	0.644	−0.32	0.227
Body fat percentage, %	−0.975	<0.001	−0.412	0.237	−0.726	0.001	−0.101	0.709
PAL	0.651	0.234	0.038	0.951	−0.062	0.855	0.279	0.406
Locomotive NEAT score	0.621	0.055	0.381	0.278	0.618	0.011	0.335	0.205

Notes.

L/W ratio

the ratio of lower extremity muscle mass to body weight

U/W ratio

the ratio of upper extremity muscle mass to body weight

L/U ratio

the ratio of lower to upper extremity muscle

HDL

high-density lipoprotein

LDL

low-density lipoprotein

PAL

physical activity level

NEAT

non-exercise activity thermogenesis