Research Article

Importance of Android/Gynoid Fat Ratio in Predicting Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Normal Weight as well as Overweight and Obese Children

Table 3

Regression based correlation analyses adjusted between android/gynoid ratio and our metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors. Regression models for each sex as well as a sex adjusted and a sex and age adjusted regression model.

Outcome Android/gynoid
-adj ( value)
GirlsBoysSex adjusted modelSex and age adjusted model

HOMA2-IR 0.322 (<0.001)0.523 (<0.001)0.452 (<0.001)0.508 (<0.001)
Triglycerides 0.009 (0.267)0.195 (0.003)0.060 (0.018)0.068 (0.018)
Total cholesterol<0.001 (0.817) 0.223 (0.001)0.113 (0.006)0.121 (0.005)
HDL-cholesterol 0.002 (0.311)0.156 (0.007)0.114 (0.003)0.124 (0.003)
LDL + VLDL-cholesterol<0.001 (0.761)0.438 (<0.001)0.270 (<0.001)0.261 (<0.001)