Table 2 Correlations between total adiposity and fat distribution measured by anthropometry and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

From: Comparison of regional fat measurements by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and conventional anthropometry and their association with markers of diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk

 

Unadjusted correlations

Adjusted for age and BMI

Adjusted for age and FMI

 

Waist

Hip

Height

BMI

FMI

Lean body mass

Waist

Hip

Waist

Hip

Men

 Total fat

0.9

0.8

0.13

0.86

0.98

0.32

0.58

0.38

0.44

0.48

 Android

0.91

0.76

0.07

0.86

0.97

0.29

0.62

0.26

0.51

0.23

 Visceral fat

0.85

0.65

0.02*

0.8

0.86

0.28

0.49

0.06

0.36

0.04

 Abdominal SAT

0.75

0.71

0.14

0.7

0.84

0.17

0.42

0.34

0.1

0.22

 Arm fat

0.83

0.76

0.12

0.81

0.92

0.31

0.39

0.31

0.1

0.26

 Gynoid fat

0.82

0.81

0.18

0.79

0.92

0.29

0.44

0.49

0.1

0.54

 Leg fat

0.76

0.77

0.18

0.74

0.88

0.26

0.36

0.43

−0.03

0.33

Women

 Total fat

0.85

0.88

0.06

0.91

0.98

0.27

0.35

0.47

0.32

0.51

 Android

0.87

0.81

−0.01*

0.88

0.96

0.21

0.47

0.25

0.44

0.06

 Visceral fat

0.76

0.63

−0.07

0.75

0.79

0.18

0.35

0.01*

0.3

−0.07

 Abdominal SAT

0.84

0.82

0.01*

0.87

0.94

0.15

0.4

0.32

0.31

0.17

 Arm fat

0.81

0.81

0.06

0.86

0.93

0.27

0.29

0.3

0.19

0.18

 Gynoid fat

0.74

0.89

0.12

0.84

0.92

0.28

0.1

0.61

−0.08

0.56

 Leg fat

0.68

0.85

0.13

0.8

0.87

0.28

0.02

0.54

−0.14

0.45

  1. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; FMI, fat mass index. Pearson correlations using transformed measures (z-scores); anthropometric and DXA-measured fat depots. All correlations are statistically significant at P<0.001 except *non-significant.
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