Table 2. Correlations of different body fat indexes with metabolic parameters.
| Parameters | Weight (kg) | BMI (kg/m2) | Waist circumference (cm) | EAT (mm) | CRP | CIMT (mm) | FRS |
| Age (years) | r = -0.041, | r = 0.127, | r = 0.107, | r = 0.231, | r = 0.146, | r = 0.473, | r = 0.642, |
| p = 0.393 | p = 0.008 | p = 0.050 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.006 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | r = 0.113, | r = 0.080, | r = 0.179, | r = 0.175, | r = 0.174, | r = 0.178, | r = 0.111, |
| p = 0.044 | p = 0.156 | p = 0.008 | p = 0.028 | p = 0.006 | p = 0.002 | p = 0.055 | |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | r = 0.030, | r = -0.214, | r = -0.075, | r = -0.026, | r = -0.184, | r = 0.005, | r = 0.013, |
| p = 0.599 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.270 | p = 0.742 | p = 0.003 | p = 0.934 | p = 0.824 | |
| Uric acid (mg/dL) | r = 0.236, | r = 0.146, | r = 0.231, | r = 0.256, | r = 0.206, | r = 0.240, | r = 0.204, |
| p < 0.001 | p = 0.013 | p = 0.001 | p = 0.002 | p = 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.001 | |
| CRP (mg/dL) | r = 0.238, | r = 0.410, | r = 0.337, | r = 0.435, | - | r = 0.274, | r = 0.263, |
| p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||
| LDL (mg/dL) | r = 0.026, | r = 0.132, | r = 0.044, | r = 0.236, | r = 0.312, | r = 0.166, | r = 0.427, |
| p = 0.663 | p = 0.024 | p = 0.531 | p = 0.003 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.005 | p < 0.001 | |
| HDL (mg/dL) | r = -0.126, | r = -0.014, | r = -0.132, | r = -0.012, | r = -0.025, | r = -0.048, | r = -0.158, |
| p = 0.028 | p = 0.809 | p = 0.056 | p = 0.883 | p = 0.693 | p = 0.407 | p = 0.006 | |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | r = 0.249, | r = 0.203, | r = 0.258, | r = 0.156, | r = 0.138, | r = 0.001, | r = 0,296 |
| p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.053 | p = 0.030 | p = 0.988 | p < 0.001 | |
| CIMT (mm) | r = 0.166, | r = 0.237, | r = 0.378, | r = 0.596, | r = 0.274, | - | r = 0.480, |
| p = 0.003 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||
| FRS | r = 0.129, | r = 0.191, | r = 0.212, | r = 0.414, | r = 0.263, | r = 0.480, | - |
| p = 0.025 | p = 0.001 | p = 0.002 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||
| MS score | r = 0.414, | r = 0.589, | r = 0.698, | r = 0.393, | r = 0.321, | r = 0.344, | r = 0.470, |
| p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | |
| Leukocytes (/mm3) | r = 0.060, | r = 0.070, | r = 0.073, | r = 0.017, | r = 0.336, | r = 0.003, | r = 0.028, |
| p = 0.312 | p = 0.236 | p = 0.297 | p = 0.834 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.966 | p = 0.642 | |
| Neutrophil (/mm3) | r = -0.070, | r = -0.022, | r = -0.066, | r = -0.055, | r = 0.316, | r = -0.003, | r = -0.015, |
| p = 0.227 | p = 0.711 | p = 0.349 | p = 0.507 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.961 | p = 0.803 | |
| Monocyte (/mm3) | r = 0.114, | r = 0.017, | r = 0.070, | r = 0.031, | r = 0.131, | r = 0.057, | r = -0.006, |
| p = 0.053 | p = 0.779 | p = 0.317 | p = 0.708 | p = 0.042 | p = 0.340 | p = 0.916 | |
| Lymphocyte (/mm3) | r = 0.217, | r = 0.235, | r = 0.231, | r = 0.108, | r = 0.147, | r = 0.015, | r = 0.115, |
| p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.001 | p = 0.188 | p = 0.022 | p = 0.805 | p = 0.057 | |
| EAT (mm) | r = 0.389, | r = 0.453, | r = 0.566, | - | r = 0.435, | r = 0.596, | r = 0.414, |
| p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 |
BMI, body mass index, CIMT, carotid intima-media thickness; CRP, C-reactive protein; EAT, epicardial adipose tissue; FRS, Framingham risk score; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; MS, metabolic syndrome; SD, standard deviation.