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. 2015 Jun 10;100(8):E1056–E1064. doi: 10.1210/jc.2014-4032

Table 2.

Age-Adjusted Correlations Between Log-Transformed VAT/SAT Ratio and Selected CVD Risk Factors for Women and Men

Women (n = 1526) Men (n = 1686)
Age 0.42a 0.37a
BMI 0.06b −0.14a
Waist circumference 0.10a −0.16a
Systolic blood pressure 0.12a 0.08c
Diastolic blood pressure 0.11a 0.08c
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol −0.24a −0.16a
Triglycerides (log) 0.32a 0.22a
Physical activity score 0.01 0.07d
Subcutaneous HU 0.04 0.17a
Visceral HU −0.49a −0.38a
SAT −0.11a −0.44a
VAT 0.53a 0.42a
a

P < .0001.

b

P < .05.

c

P < .001.

d

P < .01.