Table 2

Correlation analysis between AT-IR and anthropometric and cardiometabolic variables in young and middle-aged Japanese women

r
YoungMiddle-aged
Age0.0360.102
BMI−0.0070.206*
Waist circumference−0.0620.249**
FMI0.0030.264**
Trunk/leg fat ratio0.142*0.269**
Fasting glucose0.266**0.213**
Fasting insulin0.791**0.771**
Fasting FFA0.629**0.547**
HbA1c0.0580.047
HOMA-IR0.674**0.739**
Triglyceride0.194**0.215**
Cholesterol0.0860.184*
HDL cholesterol0.047−0.072
Non-HDL cholesterol0.0720.230**
LDL cholesterol0.0150.200*
Apolipoprotein A10.090−0.023
Apolipoprotein B0.0760.236**
AST0.0120.124
ALT0.143*0.349**
GGT0.136*0.264**
Systolic blood pressure0.0430.228**
Diastolic blood pressure−0.0030.193*
  • Mean±SD.

  • *P<0.05, **p<0.01 or less.

  • ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; AT-IR, adipose tissue insulin resistance; BMI, body mass index; FFA, free fatty acid; FMI, fat mass index; GGT, γ-glutamyl-transpeptidase; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.