Table 5.

Age-adjusted correlations between adiposity measures, insulin resistance and inflammatory markers

	Insulin resistance	Interleukin-6	C-reactive protein
Waist Circumference	.45†	.19†	.23†
Waist-Hip Ratio	.33†	.17†	.22†
MAMC	.12†	.12†	.04
BMI	.43†	.18†	.20†
Central Fat Mass	.46†	.19†	.23†
Peripheral Fat Mass	.47†	.16†	.22†
Visceral Fat Level	.41†	.18†	.22†
Total Fat Mass	.48†	.18†	.23†

All partial correlations are age-adjusted

MAMC Mid-arm muscle circumference, BMI Body-Mass Index

^* p < .05

^† p < .01