Table 3. Ethnicity-Specific Associations Between Waist Circumference and Abdominal Volumes.
| VAT volume (L)a |
SAT volume (L) |
TAb volume (L) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2 | β coefficient (95% CI) | P | R2 | β coefficient (95% CI) | P | R2 | β coefficient (95% CI) | P | |
| Unadjusted | |||||||||
| Total | 0.373 | 33.927 (24.383 - 43.470) | < 0.001 | 0.539 | 7.194 (5.759 - 8.629) | < 0.001 | 0.644 | 4.225 (3.548 - 4.902) | < 0.001 |
| Caucasian | 0.363 | 27.815 (14.973 - 40.658) | < 0.001 | 0.421 | 6.590 (3.937 - 9.243) | < 0.001 | 0.565 | 3.742 (2.615 - 4.869) | < 0.001 |
| Maori/PI | 0.307 | 42.250 (15.166 - 75.335) | 0.005 | 0.508 | 6.674 (3.769 - 6.580) | < 0.001 | 0.687 | 5.183 (3.634 - 6.731) | < 0.001 |
| Other | 0.324 | 32.223 (12.603 - 51.844) | 0.002 | 0.715 | 7.376 (5.414 - 9.338) | < 0.001 | 0.640 | 3.871 (2.647 - 5.095) | < 0.001 |
| Model 1 | |||||||||
| Total | 0.464 | 44.231 (33.662 - 54.801) | < 0.001 | 0.648 | 8.228 (6.891 - 9.566) | < 0.001 | 0.665 | 4.391 (3.703 - 5.078) | < 0.001 |
| Caucasian | 0.403 | 34.452 (18.137 - 50.767) | < 0.001 | 0.556 | 7.291 (4.742 - 9.839) | < 0.001 | 0.581 | 3.992 (2.670 - 5.314) | < 0.001 |
| Maori/PI | 0.569 | 51.165 (26.159 - 76.172) | < 0.001 | 0.612 | 9.756 (5.176 - 14.336) | < 0.001 | 0.746 | 4.779 (3.216 - 6.341) | < 0.001 |
| Other | 0.356 | 38.403 (13.714 - 63.091) | 0.004 | 0.824 | 7.653 (5.836 - 9.470) | < 0.001 | 0.628 | 3.994 (2.397 - 5.591) | < 0.001 |
| Model 2 | |||||||||
| Total | 0.464 | 44.286 (33.646 - 54.926) | < 0.001 | 0.651 | 8.254 (6.911 - 9.597) | < 0.001 | 0.665 | 4.392 (3.700 - 5.083) | < 0.001 |
| Caucasian | 0.414 | 37.053 (19.208 - 54.898) | < 0.001 | 0.556 | 7.299 (4.687 - 9.911) | < 0.001 | 0.587 | 4.099 (2.730 - 5.468) | < 0.001 |
| Maori/PI | 0.607 | 49.434 (23.537 - 75.331) | 0.001 | 0.641 | 9.542 (4.994 - 14.090) | < 0.001 | 0.750 | 4.686 (3.049 - 6.323) | < 0.001 |
| Other | 0.361 | 35.208 (5.759 - 64.656) | 0.021 | 0.824 | 7.708 (5.671 - 10.471) | <0.001 | 0.629 | 4.078 (2.213 - 5.944) | < 0.001 |
| Model 3 | |||||||||
| Total | 0.494 | 46.450 (35.486 - 57.414) | < 0.001 | 0.676 | 8.655 (7.272 - 10.038) | < 0.001 | 0.692 | 4.540 (3.840 - 5.239) | < 0.001 |
| Caucasians | 0.507 | 38.766 (19.700 - 57.832) | < 0.001 | 0.668 | 7.980 (5.216 - 10.743) | < 0.001 | 0.643 | 4.051 (2.556 - 5.546) | < 0.001 |
| Maori/PI | 0.729 | 64.270 (35.571 - 92.969) | < 0.001 | 0.678 | 11.404 (5.486 - 17.321) | 0.001 | 0.814 | 5.439 (3.609 - 7.269) | < 0.001 |
| Other | 0.417 | 39.052 (6.548 - 71.556) | 0.021 | 0.905 | 8.919 (6.915 - 10.924) | < 0.001 | 0.759 | 4.928 (2.946 - 6.911) | < 0.001 |
Model 1 was adjusted for age and sex. Model 2 was adjusted for age, sex and prediabetes/diabetes mellitus status. Model 3 was adjusted for age, sex, prediabetes/diabetes mellitus status, etiology, recurrence and time since acute pancreatitis. aData were log10 transformed. PI: Pacific Islanders; SAT: subcutaneous adipose tissue; TAb: total abdominal; VAT: visceral adipose tissue; CI: confidence interval.