[Table/Fig-7]:

Pearson correlation coefficients of sonographic indices with BMI.

Parameters	BMI	IAF	PPF	SCFMIN	SCFMAX	AFI
Pearson correlation (r)	1	0.324**	0.211*	0.585**	0.513**	-0.207
Significant (2 tailed)		0.001	0.035	<0.001	<0.001	0.039
N	105	105	105	105	105	105

^*Correlation is significant at 0.05 level.

^**Correlation is significant at 0.01 level.

BMI= Body Mass Index, IAF = Intra abdominal fat thickness, PPF = Preperitoneal fat thickness, SCF^MIN = Minimum Subcutaneous fat thickness, SCF^MAX = Maximum Subcutaneous fat thickness, AFI = Abdominal wall fat index