Leptin and adiponectin in relation to body fat percentage, waist to hip ratio and the apoB/apoA1 ratio in Asian Indian and Caucasian men and women

Table 2 Pearson correlation of leptin with body composition parameters and lipoproteins in Indian men, Caucasian men, Indian women and Caucasian women

R P	Indian Men	Caucasian Men	Indian Women	Caucasian Women
BMI	*0.72 < 0.0001*	*0.67 < 0.0001*	*0.54 0.003*	*0.81 < 0.0001*
BF%	*0.63 < 0.0001*	*0.62 0.0002*	*0.52 0.005*	*0.85 < 0.0001*
WHR	*0.49 0.0002*	*0.61 0.0003*	0.15 NS	*0.56 < 0.0001*
WC	*0.79 < 0.0001*	*0.68 < 0.0001*	*0.60 0.0007*	*0.78 < 0.0001*
HC	*0.71 < 0.0001*	*0.54 0.002*	*0.69 < 0.0001*	*0.82 < 0.0001*
apoB	*0.45 0.002*	0.07 NS	0.26 NS	*0.42 0.003*
apoA1	0.05 NS	*0.40 0.03*	0.26 NS	0.00 NS
apoB/apoA1	*0.41 0.005*	0.31 NS	0.01 NS	*0.31 0.03*
HDL-C	0.23 NS	-0.21 NS	0.32 NS	-0.12 NS
TC	*0.31 0.03*	0.06 NS	0.33 NS	*0.40 0.005*
TC/HDL-C	*0.44 0.001*	0.19 NS	-0.13 NS	*0.38 0.007*
Age	0.13 NS	0.21 NS	0.06 NS	0.10 NS

Bold and italicized text indicates significant values. BMI = body mass index; BF% = body fat percentage; WHR = waist to hip ratio; WC = waist circumference; HC = hip circumference; apoB = apolipoprotein B; apoA1 = apolipoprotein A1; TC = total cholesterol; HDL-C = high density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC/HDL-C = TC to HDL-C ratio; apoB/apoA1 = apoB to apoA1 ratio.

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