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Table 5 Correlation coefficients of adiponectin levels with anthropometric variables by the non-obesity or obesity among girls

From: High-molecular-weight adiponectin and anthropometric variables among elementary schoolchildren: a population-based cross-sectional study in Japan

 

vs. HMW-adn

vs. T-adn

vs. HMW-adn/T-adn

Non-obesity

Obesity

Non-obesity

Obesity

Non-obesity

Obesity

(n = 792)

(n = 16)

(n = 792)

(n = 16)

(n = 792)

(n = 16)

Body mass index

-0.125a

-0.485b

-0.111a

-0.640a

-0.122a

-0.353

Percent body fat

-0.098a

-0.200

-0.091a

-0.281

-0.091a

-0.147

Waist circumference

-0.162a

-0.381

-0.157a

-0.501a

-0.144a

-0.338

Waist-to-height ratio

-0.081a

-0.543a

-0.083a

-0.589a

-0.071a

-0.427b

  1. HMW-adn: High molecular weight adiponectin, T-adn: Total adiponectin, HMW-adn/T-adn: The ratio of HMW-adn to T-adn.
  2. Obesity was defined by the criteria of the Intenational Obesity Task Force.
  3. Values are Spearman’s correlation coefficients.
  4. aP < 0.05.
  5. b0.05 ≤ P < 0.10.