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Table 2 Association between biochemical indices and body composition parameters

From: Adipocytokines in obese Ghanaian subjects with or without type 2 diabetes

Variables

Control group (obese non-diabetics (80)

Case group (obese diabetics (80)

BMI

Body fat

Muscle mass

Visceral fat

BMI

Body fat

Muscle mass

Visceral fat

Glucose

 r

0.258

0.315

 0.378

-0.091

0.077

0.104

− 0.080

0.145

 p

0.107

0.048

0.016

0.579

0.636

0.525

0.624

0.373

TCHOL

 r

− 0.004

− 0.138

0.195

0.300

0.078

0.004

0.022

− 0.077

 p

0.981

0.397

0.229

0.060

0.633

0.979

0.895

0.638

TG

 r

0.025

− 0.301

0.351

0.504

0.075

− 0.178

0.197

0.222

 p

0.878

0.059

0.026

0.001

0.644

0.271

0.224

0.169

HDL

 r

− 0.227

0.165

− 0.160

− 0.179

− 0.033

0.117

− 0.101

− 0.230

 p

0.159

0.310

0.325

0.357

0.841

0.473

0.535

0.153

LDL

 r

0.131

− 0.057

0.125

0.292

0.075

0.024

− 0.004

− 0.090

 p

0.421

0.727

0.443

0.067

0.645

0.884

0.978

0.579

VLDL

 r

0.029

− 0.303

0.355

0.515

0.076

− 0.184

0.204

0.222

 p

0.858

0.058

0.025

0.001

0.641

0.255

0.207

0.169

CR

 r

0.278

− 0.166

0.242

0.350

0.044

− 0.070

0.062

0.076

 p

0.082

0.306

0.133

0.027

0.786

0.668

0.705

0.639

Leptin

 r

0.444

0.572

 0.555

− 0.114

0.237

0.635

 0.602

− 0.144

 p

0.004

0.001

0.001

0.483

0.141

0.001

0.001

0.377

hsCRP

 r

0.033

0.211

− 0.158

− 0.005

0.172

0.113

− 0.035

0.125

 p

0.840

0.191

0.329

0.973

0.289

0.489

0.830

0.443

  1. Table 2 shows the association between several correlates with body composition
  2. Italic results indicate significant relationships
  3. TCHOL total cholesterol; HDL high density lipoprotein; LDL low density lipoprotein; VLDL very low density lipoprotein; TG triglyceride; BMI body mass index; hsCRP high sensitivity C-reactive protein; CR coronary risk