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 3

BMI/DXA (𝑛=269). Partial correlation coefficients and significances between risk marker and body fat measures, independent of age, smoking, alcohol intake, and exercise habit.

	BMI	DXA fat	DXA android	DXA gynoid	DXA % android	DXA % gynoid
Systolic BP	0.31^§	0.22*	0.22^§	0.15*	0.11	−0.12*
Diastolic BP	0.31^§	0.27^§	0.25^§	0.26^#	0.03	−0.04
Triglyceride	0.41^§	0.34^§	0.40§	0.17^#	0.36^§	−0.37^§
HDL Cholesterol	−0.31^§	−0.25^§	−0.27^§	−0.17^#	−0.18^#	0.20^#
FPG	0.16*	0.13*	0.12	0.10	0.05	−0.10
FPI	0.30^§	0.33^§	0.32^§	0.28^§	0.12*	−0.16*
HOMA-IR	0.31^§	0.33^§	0.32^§	0.28^§	0.12*	−0.16^#
IVGTT-Si	−0.42^§	−0.46^§	−0.47^§	−0.33^§	−0.27^§	0.30^§
ESR	0.12	0.16*	0.16*	0.12	0.05	−0.07

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