Adiposity Measurements by BMI, Skinfolds and Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry in relation to Risk Markers for Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes in Adult Males

Table 2

BMI/SF (𝑛=349). Partial correlation coefficients and significances between risk marker and body fat measures, independent of age, smoking, alcohol intake, and exercise habit.

	BMI	SF fat	SF triceps	SF biceps	SF sub-scapular	SF iliac
Systolic BP	0.05	0.09	0.10	0.06	0.12*	0.10
Diastolic BP	0.13^#	0.14*	0.13*	0.15^#	0.18^#	0.19^§
Triglyceride	0.24^§	0.20^#	−0.14*	0.24^§	0.21^§	0.17^#
HDL Cholesterol	−0.15^#	−0. 12*	−0.10	−0.11	−0.16^#	−0.05
FPG	0.17^#	0.06	0.02	0.09	0.08	0.05
FPI	0.18^#	0.19^#	0.10	0.14*	0.14*	0.13*
HOMA-IR	0.20^#	0.19^#	0.10	0.15^#	0.15^#	0.13*
Matsuda-Si	−0.33^§	−0.29^§	−0.14^#	−0.25^§	−0.24^§	−0.20^§
ESR	0.11*	0.07	0.05	0.10	0.07	0.05

Significances: *𝑃<0.05; ^#𝑃<0.01; ^§𝑃<0.001.
DXA: dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; SF: skinfold thickness.