Correlation analysis of ARI in cases and controls
| Anthropometric measures and variables of body composition | ARI | |||
| Controls (n, 38) | Cases (n, 85) | |||
| rho | P value | rho | P value | |
| Age (years) | −0.11 | 0.51 | 0.04 | 0.71 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | −0.20 | 0.21 | −0.42 | <0.01 |
| WHR | 0.17 | 0.30 | 0.45 | <0.01 |
| WHt-R | 0.44 | <0.01 | 0.11 | 0.28 |
| Mid arm circumference | −0.16 | 0.33 | −0.24 | <0.05 |
| Mid-thigh circumference | −0.03 | 0.83 | −0.40 | <0.01 |
| Skinfolds (mm) | ||||
| Biceps | 0.23 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.24 |
| Triceps | −0.04 | 0.82 | −0.10 | 0.35 |
| Thigh | 0.34 | <0.05 | −0.20 | 0.06 |
| Calf | 0.13 | 0.43 | 0.17 | 0.09 |
| Peripheral skinfolds (total) | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.40 | 0.34 |
| Subscapular | 0.34 | 0.22 | −0.07 | 0.48 |
| Subscapular triceps ratio | 0.25 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.25 |
| Suprailiac (horizontal) | −0.02 | 0.99 | −0.13 | 0.21 |
| Suprailiac (vertical) | 0.09 | 0.59 | −0.13 | 0.21 |
| Suprailiac (average) | 0.13 | 0.42 | −0.14 | 0.19 |
| Abdominal (vertical) | 0.15 | 0.40 | −0.30 | <0.01 |
| Abdominal (horizontal) | 0.20 | 0.28 | −0.28 | <0.01 |
| Abdominal skinfolds (total) | 0.05 | 0.77 | −0.32 | <0.01 |
| Truncal skinfolds (total) | 0.13 | 0.43 | −0.24 | <0.05 |
| Total body fat (%) (on DXA) | 0.18 | 0.25 | −0.15 | 0.18 |
| Truncal fat (%) | 0.09 | 0.55 | −0.16 | 0.16 |
| Truncal fat mass (kg) | −0.01 | 0.92 | −0.20 | 0.07 |
| Volumes of abdominal fat, pancreas and liver span on MRI (1.5T) | ||||
| Anterior SCAT (cm3) | 0.09 | 0.58 | −0.05 | 0.59 |
| Posterior SCAT (cm3) | 0.04 | 0.81 | −0.07 | 0.52 |
| Superficial SCAT (cm3) | 0.06 | 0.69 | −0.10 | 0.34 |
| Deep SCAT (cm3) | 0.10 | 0.51 | −0.02 | 0.82 |
| Total abdominal SCAT (cm3) | 0.07 | 0.64 | −0.09 | 0.40 |
| Retroperitoneal fat (cm3) | −0.13 | 0.41 | −0.04 | 0.70 |
| Intraperitoneal fat (cm3) | −0.21 | 0.18 | −0.05 | 0.59 |
| Total intra-abdominal fat (cm3) | −0.19 | 0.23 | −0.05 | 0.58 |
| Pancreatic volume (cm3) | −0.21 | 0.20 | −0.13 | 0.20 |
| Liver span (mm) | 0.40 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.40 |
P<0.05: statistically significant.
Significant P values are shown in bold.
ARI, Anthropometric Risk Index; BMI, body mass index; DXA, dual energy X ray absorptiometry; SCAT, subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; WHt-R, waist -to-height ratio.