Importance of Android/Gynoid Fat Ratio in Predicting Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Normal Weight as well as Overweight and Obese Children
Table 4
Regression based correlation analyses adjusted between android/gynoid ratio and our metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors. Regression models for each BMI tertile as well as a BMI tertile and age adjusted regression model.
Android/gynoid ratio -adj. ( value)
BMI 1st tertile
BMI 2nd tertile
BMI 3rd tertile
BMI and age adjusted
Both sexes
HOMA2-IR
0.307 (0.003)
0.111 (0.057)
0.386 (0.001)
0.532 (<0.001)
Triglycerides
0.053 (0.144)
<0.001 (0.439)
<0.001 (0.464)
0.060 (0.018)
Total cholesterol
0.095 (0.078)
<0.001 (0.544)
0.100 (0.073)
0.107 (0.006)
HDL-cholesterol
<0.001 (0.564)
<0.001 (0.545)
0.079 (0.099)
0.087 (0.004)
LDL + VLDL-cholesterol
0.146 (0.037)
0.034 (0.187)
0.266 (0.007)
0.268 (<0.001)
Femalea
HOMA2-IR
0.330 (0.082)
0.065 (0.400)
0.261 (0.131)
0.555 (<0.001)
Triglycerides
0.010 (0.785)
0.060 (0.421)
0.001 (0.924)
0.086 (0.280)
Total cholesterol
0.047 (0.549)
0.097 (0.301)
0.303 (0.099)
0.028 (0.824)
HDL-cholesterol
0.106 (0.359)
0.034 (0.544)
0.032 (0.622)
0.053 (0.331)
LDL + VLDL-cholesterol
0.006 (0.836)
0.335 (0.038)
0.268 (0.153)
0.039 (0.769)
Maleb
HOMA2-IR
0.256 (0.037)
0.449 (0.017)
0.402 (0.009)
0.538 (<0.001)
Triglycerides
0.225 (0.049)
0.002 (0.894)
0.200 (0.062)
0.197 (0.003)
Total cholesterol
0.174 (0.077)
0.004 (0.842)
0.362 (0.014)
0.254 (0.001)
HDL-cholesterol
0.028 (0.264)
0.000 (0.958)
0.118 (0.123)
0.246 (0.005)
LDL + VLDL-cholesterol
0.281 (0.030)
0.011 (0.751)
0.563 (0.002)
0.408 (<0.001)
is reported because the -adj produced negative values. Negative values can occur when using the -adjusted if the model contains terms that do not help to predict the response [44]. is reported for BMI 2nd tertile because the -adj produced negative values.
