Table 6 Correlation coefficients of the relationships between visceral fat area and various parameters of metabolic risk factors
Indices | Men | Pre-menopausal women | Post-menopausal women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
r | P-value | r | P-value | r | P-value | |
Body mass index | 0.763 | 0.000 | 0.719 | 0.000 | 0.818 | 0.000 |
Waist circumference | 0.818 | 0.000 | 0.949 | 0.000 | 0.879 | 0.000 |
Waist-to- hip ratio | 0.899 | 0.000 | 0.893 | 0.000 | 0.930 | 0.000 |
Systolic blood pressure | 0.112 | 0.152 | 0.283 | 0.000 | 0.221 | 0.007 |
Diastolic blood pressure | 0.162 | 0.038 | 0.296 | 0.000 | 0.236 | 0.004 |
Total cholesterol | 0.211 | 0.007 | 0.218 | 0.000 | −0.013 | 0.842 |
Triglycerides | 0.140 | 0.025 | 0.382 | 0.000 | 0.262 | 0.000 |
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol | −0.198 | 0.011 | −0.240 | 0.000 | −0.254 | 0.000 |
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol | 0.326 | 0.000 | 0.297 | 0.000 | 0.004 | 0.957 |
Fasting plasma glucose | 0.128 | 0.040 | 0.259 | 0.000 | 0.105 | 0.107 |