Adiposity and hand osteoarthritis: the Netherlands Epidemiology of Obesity study

Table 2 Correlations between body composition measures in 2,490 men (right upper corner) and 2,794 women (left lower corner) of the Netherlands Epidemiology of Obesity study

	BMI (kg/m²)	Weight (kg)	Fat percentage (%)	Fat mass (kg)	WHR	VAT^a (cm²)	SAT^a(cm²)
BMI (kg/m ² )		0.864	0.859	0.920	0.608	0.667	0.802
Weight (kg)	0.919		0.727	0.893	0.480	0.564	0.787
Fat percentage (%)	0.871	0.890		0.949	0.656	0.696	0.753
Fat mass (kg)	0.927	0.981	0.951		0.612	0.679	0.825
WHR	0.490	0.462	0.526	0.493		0.683	0.512
VAT ^a (cm ² )	0.738	0.691	0.720	0.727	0.595		0.479
SAT ^a (cm ² )	0.873	0.849	0.846	0.878	0.448	0.623

All correlations were statistically significant. Numbers represent Pearson correlation coefficients.
BMI, body mass index; SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue; VAT, visceral adipose tissue; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio.
^an = 923 men, n = 798 women.

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