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 4 Pearson correlation of adiponectin 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	-0.02 NS	-0.08 NS	*0.41 0.03*	*-0.33 0.02*
BF%	-0.11 NS	-0.07 NS	*0.43 0.02*	*-0.31 0.03*
WHR	*-0.34 0.01*	-0.16 NS	-0.11 NS	*-0.33 0.02*
WC	-0.14 NS	-0.08 NS	0.19 NS	*-0.37 0.01*
HC	0.12 NS	0.04 NS	0.30 NS	*-0.33 0.02*
ApoB	-0.14 NS	0.05 NS	0.17 NS	-0.23 NS
apoA1	0.16 NS	0.27 NS	*0.64 0.0006*	0.08 NS
apoB/apoA1	-0.23 NS	-0.11 NS	-0.32 NS	-0.20 NS
HDL-C	0.10 NS	*0.41 0.02*	*0.53 0.004*	0.16 NS
TC	-0.08 NS	0.21 NS	0.26 NS	-0.16 NS
TC/HDL-C	-0.17 NS	-0.18 NS	-0.38 NS	-0.27 NS
Age	-0.03 NS	0.09 NS	0.39 0.04	0.20 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. 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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