Anthropometric measures and variables of body composition | ABSI | HI | ||||||
Controls (n, 38) | Cases (n, 85) | Controls (n, 38) | Cases (n, 85) | |||||
rho | P value | rho | P value | rho | P value | rho | P value | |
Age (years) | −0.14 | 0.40 | 0.38 | <0.001 | −0.13 | 0.41 | 0.21 | <0.05 |
BMI (kg/m2) | −0.31 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.81 | −0.37 | <0.05 | −0.21 | <0.05 |
WHR | −0.10 | 0.96 | 0.73 | <0.001 | −0.65 | 0.12 | −0.57 | <0.01 |
WHt-R | 0.78 | <0.01 | 0.62 | <0.001 | 0.54 | <0.01 | 0.10 | 0.95 |
Mid arm circumference | −0.11 | 0.51 | 0.21 | <0.05 | −0.12 | 0.48 | −0.10 | 0.32 |
Mid-thigh circumference | 0.18 | 0.28 | 0.06 | 0.58 | −0.00 | 0.96 | −0.22 | <0.05 |
Skinfolds (mm) | ||||||||
Biceps | 0.12 | 0.47 | −0.04 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 0.06 | 0.30 | <0.01 |
Triceps | 0.03 | 0.83 | 0.20 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.50 | <0.01 |
Thigh | 0.46 | <0.05 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.37 | <0.05 | 0.16 | 0.13 |
Calf | 0.17 | 0.31 | 0.20 | 0.05 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.31 | <0.01 |
Peripheral skinfolds (total) | 0.55 | 0.20 | 0.11 | 0.28 | 0.57 | <0.01 | 0.38 | <0.01 |
Subscapular | 0.28 | 0.09 | 0.30 | <0.01 | 0.22 | 0.19 | −0.07 | 0.50 |
Subscapular-triceps ratio | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.13 | 0.22 | −0.06 | 0.73 | −0.60 | <0.01 |
Suprailiac (horizontal) | 0.07 | 0.66 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.34 | 0.08 | 0.44 |
Suprailiac (vertical) | 0.05 | 0.76 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.89 | 0.00 | 0.95 |
Suprailiac (average) | 0.12 | 0.49 | 0.19 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.50 | 0.04 | 676 |
Abdominal (vertical) | 0.12 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.41 | −0.02 | 0.80 |
Abdominal (horizontal) | 0.27 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.26 | 0.12 | 0.52 | −0.03 | 0.77 |
Abdominal skinfolds (total) | 0.40 | <0.05 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.42 | 0.01 | −0.01 | 0.92 |
Truncal skinfolds (total) | 0.33 | <0.05 | 0.23 | <0.05 | 0.31 | 0.06 | −0.04 | 0.96 |
Total body fat (%) (on DXA) | −0.20 | 0.22 | 0.40 | <0.05 | −0.16 | 0.32 | 0.27 | <0.05 |
Truncal fat (%) (on DXA) | −0.22 | 0.17 | 0.23 | <0.05 | −0.23 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.27 |
Truncal fat mass (kg) (on DXA) | −0.17 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.02 | −0.24 | 0.14 | −0.05 | 0.64 |
Volumes of abdominal fat, pancreas and liver span on MRI (1.5 T) | ||||||||
Anterior SCAT (cm3) | −0.30 | 0.07 | 0.30 | <0.01 | 0.29 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.25 |
Posterior SCAT (cm3) | 0.07 | 0.66 | 0.24 | <0.05 | −0.10 | 0.52 | 0.02 | 0.85 |
Superficial SCAT (cm3) | −0.23 | 0.16 | 0.23 | <0.05 | −0.25 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.56 |
Deep SCAT (cm3) | −0.03 | 0.86 | 0.23 | <0.01 | −0.06 | 0.70 | 0.05 | 0.63 |
Total abdominal SCAT | −0.19 | 0.24 | 0.28 | <0.01 | −0.15 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.54 |
Retroperitoneal fat (cm3) | −0.04 | 0.80 | 0.35 | <0.01 | −0.15 | 0.34 | −0.21 | <0.05 |
Intraperitoneal fat (cm3) | −0.04 | 0.81 | 0.32 | <0.01 | −0.14 | 0.38 | −0.34 | <0.01 |
Total intra-abdominal fat (cm3) | −0.04 | 0.80 | 0.37 | <0.01 | −0.15 | 0.36 | −0.33 | <0.01 |
Pancreatic volume (cm3) | 0.16 | 0.34 | 0.19 | 0.07 | −0.23 | 0.16 | −0.06 | 0.54 |
Liver span (mm) | 0.18 | 0.28 | 0.06 | 0.54 | 0.10 | 0.54 | −0.14 | 0.19 |
P<0.05: statistically significant.
Significant P values are shown in bold.
ABSI, A Body Shape Index; BMI, body mass index; DXA, dual energy X ray absorptiometry; HI, Hip Index; SCAT, subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; WHt-R, waist-to-height ratio.