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Table 2 Age-adjusted Pearson correlation coefficients between adiponectin, VAT, SAT and covariates (N = 2,799)

From: Gender differences in the association of visceral and subcutaneous adiposity with adiponectin in African Americans: the Jackson Heart Study

 

Women (N = 1,801)

Men (N = 998)

 

Adiponectin

VAT

SAT

BMI

WC

Adiponectin

VAT

SAT

BMI

WC

Adiponectin

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VAT

- 0.31c

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- 0.17c

---

   

SAT

- 0.16c

0.46c

---

  

- 0.10b

0.50c

---

  

BMI

- 0.24c

0.50c

0.78c

---

 

- 0.21c

0.49c

0.74c

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WC

- 0.33c

0.57c

0.73c

0.81c

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- 0.20c

0.58c

0.82c

0.84c

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Smoking

- 0.003

0.04

- 0.04

- 0.04

- 0.01

0.02

0.06

- 0.07

- 0.09a

- 0.05

Alcohol intake

0.03

- 0.002

- 0.08b

- 0.08b

- 0.06a

0.09a

0.03

- 0.08a

- 0.09b

- 0.05

TG

- 0.27c

0.21c

- 0.003

0.09c

0.16c

- 0.27c

0.30c

0.13c

0.20c

0.23c

HDL-C

0.41c

- 0.21c

- 0.09c

- 0.19c

- 0.23c

0.36c

- 0.24c

- 0.23c

- 0.32c

- 0.33c

FPG

- 0.28c

0.23c

0.17c

0.22c

0.26c

- 0.14c

0.23c

0.15c

0.21c

0.26c

HOMA-IR

- 0.42c

0.38c

0.24c

0.35c

0.41c

- 0.28c

0.30c

0.28c

0.34c

0.40c

SBP

- 0.01

0.04

0.05

0.12c

0.08b

- 0.01

0.16b

0.05

0.13b

0.09a

  1. ap < 0.05; bp < 0.01; cp < 0.001;
  2. VAT: visceral adiposity tissue area; SAT: subcutaneous adipose tissue area; BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; Adiponectin: logarithmically-transformed adiponectin plasma levels; p: p-values; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; HOMA-IR: homeostasis assessment model - insulin resistance; SBP: systolic blood pressure.