Research Article

Novel and Simple Ultrasonographic Methods for Estimating the Abdominal Visceral Fat Area

Table 3

Multiple regression analysis using various parameters.
(a) Containing triangle method.

Triangle methodHeightWeightAgeWaist circumferenceBMlCorrelation coefficient

××0.8586435
×××0.8582122
×××0.8565199
××0.8559084
××0.8555399
××0.8551473
××0.8547307
×0.8544964
×0.8544280
×××0.8543381
×0.8540807
×0.8540032
0.8528104
××0.8500605
×××0.8073538
××××0.8048660
××××0.8029817
××0.8026849
××0.8026364
××0.8025610
×××0.8019843
××××0.8018995
×××0.8017493
×0.8006840
×××0.7993090
×××0.7984585
×××0.7982493
×××0.7974290
××0.7969801
××××0.7878478
×××××0.7586674
××××0.7512694

(b) Containing ellipse method.

Ellipse methodHeightWeightAgeWaist circumferenceSMICorrelation coefficient

×××0.8642723
×××0.8641731
××0.8633550
××0.8630552
××0.8630401
××0.8619440
×0.8617836
××0.8600242
×0.8598155
×0.8595745
×0.8594486
0.8581494
×××0.8564621
××0.8529285
××××0.8162489
×××0.8158341
×××0.8134919
×××0.8134300
×××0.8130791
××××0.8122610
××0.8122025
×××0.8118373
××××0.8113445
××0.8109480
××0.8108606
××0.8106689
×0.8093496
×××0.8076415
×××0.8066263
××××0.8010528
×××××0.7731967
××××0.7677818

○: model containing the parameter; ×: model not containing the parameter.