Table 2 Partial correlations (Spearman’s) of measurements of body-fat distribution (DXA), with LRP5 mRNA levels from abdominal and gluteal adipose tissue fractions from 43 women, adjusted for age, and % total fat mass

From: LRP5 promotes adipose progenitor cell fitness and adipocyte insulin sensitivity

 

SC abdominal APs

Gluteal APs

Abdo adipocytes

Glut adipocytes

Traits

ρ

P

ρ

P

ρ

P

ρ

P

Android fat mass (g)

−0.143

0.4

−0.271

0.09

0.134

0.4

0.049

0.8

Gynoid fat mass (g)

0.390

0.01

0.285

0.08

0.108

0.5

0.196

0.2

Leg fat mass (g)

0.391

0.01

0.207

0.2

0.032

0.8

0.138

0.4

Android/gynoid fat ratio

−0.581

0.00008

−0.459

0.003

−0.033

0.8

−0.290

0.07

Android/leg fat ratio

−0.511

0.001

−0.386

0.01

−0.032

0.8

−0.209

0.2

  1. DXA dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, SC subcutaneous, APs adipose progenitors.
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