Adding anthropometric measures of regional adiposity to BMI improves prediction of cardiometabolic, inflammatory and adipokines profiles in youths: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Multivariable anthropometric prediction of cardiovascular risk factors in youths

Dependent variable	Model 1: BMI _{Z Score}	Model 2: BMI _{Z Score}, WHR _{Z Score}			Model 3: BMI _{Z Score}, Waist C _{Z Score}			Model 4: BMI _{Z Score}, WHtR
	R² model 1	R² model 2	r² partial BMI _{Z Score}	r² partial WHR _{Z Score}	R² model 3	r² partial BMI _{Z Score}	r² partial waist C _{Z Score}	R² model 4	r² partial BMI _{Z Score}	r² partial WHtR
Fasting glucose	0.074^*	0.074^*	0.042^*	0.000	0.080^*	0.027^*	0.007	0.074^*	0.014	0.000
Fasting insulin^a	0.437^**	0.459^**	0.266^**	0.039^*	0.455^**	0.016	0.032^*	0.440^**	0.071^**	0.005
HOMA IR^a	0.427^**	0.447^**	0.262^**	0.036^*	0.442^**	0.019	0.026^*	0.430^**	0.070^**	0.005
QUICKI	0.414^**	0.433^**	0.242^**	0.033^*	0.429^**	0.016	0.025^*	0.416^**	0.066^**	0.004
Triglycerides^a	0.079^*	0.117^**	0.033^*	0.042^*	0.122^**	0.009	0.047^*	0.095^*	0.000	0.017
HDL cholesterol^a	0.043^*	0.096^*	0.022^*	0.056^**	0.108^**	0.023^*	0.068^**	0.065^*	0.001	0.024^*
LDL cholesterol	0.011	0.013	0.002	0.002	0.015	0.005	0.004	0.018	0.009	0.007
SBP Z score	0.188^**	0.200^**	0.140^**	0.014	0.201^**	0.007	0.016	0.224^**	0.003	0.044^*
DBP Z score	0.175^**	0.184^**	0.130^**	0.010	0.176^**	0.028^*	0.000	0.200^**	0.006	0.030^*
CRP^a	0.146^**	0.182^**	0.113^**	0.043^*	0.158^**	0.005	0.014	0.233^**	0.004	0.102^**
Fibrinogen^a	0.199^**	0.208^**	0.116^**	0.012	0.199^**	0.021^*	0.001	0.218^**	0.006	0.024^*
Adiponectin^a	0.100^**	0.143^**	0.011	0.047^*	0.177^**	0.040^*	0.085^**	0.107^**	0.000	0.007
Leptin^a	0.502^**	0.502^**	0.412^**	0.001	0.502^**	0.111^**	0.001	0.511^**	0.101^**	0.019
Resistin^a	0.095^**	0.095^*	0.044^*	0.000	0.097^*	0.017	0.002	0.095^*	0.016	0.000

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