Severe Obesity in Women Can Lead to Worse Memory Function and Iron Dyshomeostasis Compared to Lower Grade Obesity

Table 8

Correlation between metabolites and body composition.

		BFM	VFA	SMM
3-Methyl-2-oxovaleric acid	r	−0.36	0.291	0.259
		0.047	0.106	0.152
trans-Hexa-dec-2-enoic acid	r	0.367	0.35	0.029
		0.039	0.049	0.876
Oleic acid	r	0.397	0.389	0.104
		0.025	0.028	0.571

Pearson correlation test was carried out. The table shows the correlation between body fat mass (BFM), visceral fat area (VFA), and skeletal muscle mass (SMM) with metabolites: 3-methyl-2-oxovaleric acid, trans-hexa-dec-2-enoic acid, and oleic acid. Pearson’s coefficient r and the values are shown in the table.