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Table 3 Correlations between obesity-related anthropometric measurements and metabolic components in moderately-severely obese females

From: Liver-spleen axis, insulin-like growth factor-(IGF)-I axis and fat mass in overweight/obese females

 

BMI

p

HOMA

p

HS

p

ALT

p

AST

p

SLD

p

BMI

/

 

0.45

< 0.001

0.28

0.05

-0.38

0.01

  

0.46

0.001

HOMA

0.45

< 0.001

/

   

0.41

0.01

  

0.40

0.02

HS

0.28

0.05

0.34

0.04

/

 

0.30

0.05

0.31

0.05

  

CRP

0.31

0.034

  

0.28

0.05

0.33

0.04

  

0.69

< 0.001

Uric acid

      

0.51

0.001

0.40

0.02

0.355

0.02

FM%

0.50

< 0.001

0.35

0.034

0.50

< 0.001

0.33

0.03

    
  1. HOMA, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; HS, hepatic steatosis; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; CRP, C-reactive protein; FM%, Fat Mass percentage.