Correlations between body fat percentage (BF%) by DEXA and markers of adiposity in overweight and obese by sex
| Males | Females | |||
| r | P value | r | P value | |
| Weight | – | 0.80 | 0.60 | 0.0001 |
| Waist circumference | 0.52 | 0.0006 | 0.58 | 0.00001 |
| BMI Z-score | 0.55 | 0.0003 | 0.30 | 0.006 |
| BMI%95 | 0.57 | 0.0002 | 0.43 | 0.0001 |
| Leptin | 0.75 | 0.00001 | 0.32 | 0.0032 |
| Adiponectin | – | 0.19 | – | 0.63 |
| Leptin/Adiponectin ratio | 0.32 | 0.0002 | – | 0.11 |
| Total insulin dose (units/kg/day) | – | 0.71 | – | 0.99 |
| Basal insulin dose (units/kg/day) | – | 0.67 | – | 0.21 |
Correlation coefficients are provided only for statistically significant relationships.
BMI, body mass index; DEXA, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.