Table 2.

Partial correlation between ∆CVD risk factors and ∆IAAT adjusted by race, ∆%FM and ∆V̇O_2max

	∆IAAT
∆CVD risk factors	r	P-value
∆TC	0.20	0.031
∆HDL-C	−0.14	0.120
∆LDL-C	0.24	0.008
∆TG	0.28	0.002
∆TC/HDL-C	0.31	0.001
∆LDL-C/HDL-C	0.31	0.001

Abbreviations: ∆IAAT, delta of intra-abdominal adipose tissue; ∆CVD risk factors, delta of cardiovascular disease risk; ∆TC, delta of total cholesterol; ∆HDL-C, delta of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ∆LDL-C, delta of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; ∆TC/HDL-C, delta of total cholesterol / high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ∆LDL-C/HDL-C, delta of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol / high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ∆%FM, delta of percentage of fat mass; ∆V̇O_2max, delta of maximal oxygen consumption. Values in boldface indicate significant correlations (P < 0.05).