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Table 3 Correlation between composition variables

From: Body Fat Distribution, Fat-Free Mass and Cardiovascular Function in the UK Biobank

  

Anthropometric variables

Waist circumference

Waist-hip ratio

MRI-visceral fat

MRI-abdominal SAT

Other fat

Fat-free mass

Body mass index

Women:

Men:

0.85

0.86

0.42

0.58

0.78

0.78

0.91

0.85

0.91

0.87

0.53

0.53

Waist circumference

 

Women:

Men:

0.74

0.78

0.81

0.80

0.84

0.83

0.80

0.86

0.51

0.49

Waist-hip ratio

  

Women:

Men:

0.57

0.66

0.41

0.54

0.32

0.56

0.21

0.20

MRI-visceral fat

   

Women:

Men:

0.77

0.70

0.75

0.78

0.38

0.34

MRI-abdominal SAT

    

Women:

Men:

0.90

0.92

0.45

0.38

Other fat

     

Women:

Men:

0.52

0.43

  1. Correlation coefficients were adjusted for age (5-year groups)