Comparison of direct measures of adiposity with indirect measures for assessing cardiometabolic risk factors in preadolescent girls

Table 5 Partial correlation coefficients and adjusted R² values for regression of BMI categories with either the addition of logWC or logWHtR with metabolic risk factors

BMI category + logWC					BMI category + logWHtR
	n	Partial Correlation, BMI category	Partial Correlation, logWC	Model Adjusted R²	n	Partial Correlation, BMI category	Partial Correlation, logWHtR	Model Adjusted R²
logHOMA-IR	234	Overweight:	0.26***	0.45	234	Overweight:	0.20*	0.43
		0.10				0.13*
		Obese:				Obese:
		0.14*				0.19*
logTG	269	Overweight:	0.23***	0.16	269	Overweight:	0.22**	0.16
		−0.04				−0.02
		Obese:				Obese
		−0.03				−0.02
logHDL	269	Overweight:	−0.19*	0.20	269	Overweight:	−0.19*	0.20
		0.01				0.02
		Obese:				Obese:
		−0.07				−0.08
logLDL	269	Overweight:	0.18*	0.07	269	Overweight:	0.20**	0.07
		−0.05				−0.06
		Obese:				Obese:
		−0.03				−0.04

All models adjusted for ethnicity and maturity offset
WC waist circumference (cm), WHtR waist-to-height-ratio, FMI fat mass index (kg/m²), HOMA-IR homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance, TG triglycerides, HDL-C high density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL), LDL-C low density cholesterol (mg/dL)
*p < 0.05
**p < 0.001
***p < 0.0001

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