Table 4.

Correlation values for obesity-related factors in PWS genetic subgroups and obese controls

	PWS deletion			PWS UPD			Obese control
Variables	r	p	n	r	p	n	r	p	n
Age and VFA	−0.12	0.62	20	0.26	0.31	17	0.51	0.03^a	18
Age and triglycerides	−0.14	0.57	19	−0.28	0.29	16	0.55	0.03^a	16
Glucose and triglycerides	0.72	0.00^a	18	0.70	0.00^a	16	0.26	0.33	16
Cholesterol and glucose	0.74	0.00^a	18	0.40	0.13	16	0.13	0.63	16
Cholesterol and triglycerides	0.79	0.00^a	19	0.37	0.16	16	0.31	0.24	16
Cholesterol and VFA	0.55	0.01^a	19	0.10	0.71	16	−0.00	0.99	16
Insulin and weight	−0.04	0.87	17	0.27	0.56	7	0.61	0.01^a	17
Insulin and BMI	0.24	0.35	17	0.21	0.65	7	0.84	0.00^a	17
Insulin and SFA	0.16	0.54	17	0.17	0.72	7	0.68	0.00^a	17
Insulin and VFA	0.74	0.00^a	17	0.70	0.08	7	0.01	0.95	17
Insulin and fat ratio (SFA : VFA)	−0.62	0.01^a	17	−0.57	0.18	7	0.47	0.06	17
Insulin and triglycerides	0.80	0.00^a	16	0.78	0.07	6	−0.10	0.71	16
Insulin and cholesterol	0.59	0.02^a	16	−0.04	0.94	6	−0.31	0.24	16
Insulin and glucose	0.75	0.00^a	17	0.78	0.07	6	0.20	0.46	16

n, number of subjects; p, p value (^asignificant values); r, Pearson’s correlation coefficient; SFA, subcutaneous fat area; VFA, visceral fat area.