Table 3. Partial correlations between serum choline, betaine and body composition variables in males based on medication status1.
| Male | Serum Choline (μmol/L) | Serum Betaine (μmol/L) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-medicated (n = 320) | Medicated (n = 216) | Non-medicated (n = 320) | Medicated (n = 216) | |
| r2 (P3) | r2 (P3) | r2 (P3) | r2 (P3) | |
| Weight (kg) | -0.173(0.002) | -0.135(0.050) | -0.280(0.000) | -0.159(0.021) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | -0.140(0.013) | -0.124(0.071) | -0.262(0.000) | -0.155(0.023) |
| WC (cm) | -0.167(0.003) | -0.109(0.114) | -0.259(0.000) | -0.160(0.099) |
| WHR | -0.255(0.000) | -0.078(0.259) | -0.238(0.000) | -0.118(0.087) |
| TF (%) | -0.166(0.003) | -0.099(0.152) | -0.255(0.000) | -0.128(0.062) |
| AF (%) | -0.110(0.052) | -0.031(0.654) | -0.234(0.000) | -0.086(0.209) |
| GF (%) | -0.063(0.265) | -0.091(0.186) | -0.186(0.001) | -0.108(0.118) |
| VF (%) | -0.094(0.097) | 0.083(0.227) | -0.216(0.000) | -0.007(0.918) |
| BF (%) | -0.135 (0.016) | -0.078(0.261) | -0.231(0.000) | -0.108(0.118) |
| LM (%) | 0.143 (0.011) | 0.081(0.239) | 0.233(0.000) | 0.108(0.115) |
WC, waist circumference; WHR, Waist-to-hip ratio; AF%, percent android fat; GF (%), percent gynoid fat; TF(%), percent trunk fat (%); VF (%), percent visceral fat; BF (%), total percent body fat; LM (%), total percent lean mass.
1Partial correlations between serum choline, betaine levels (μmol/L) and obesity related indexes were in non-medicated and medicated males controlling for age, total calorie intake, physical activity level;
2r: partial correlation coefficient;
3Statistical significance was set to P<0.05.