Table 1

Correlation of lipid profile with total body fat, intra-abdominal fat and subcutaneous fat

Lipid profile	Total body fat (%)		Intra-abdominal fat (mm)		Subcutaneous abdominal fat (mm)
Lipid profile	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
s. Cholesterol (mg/dl)	0.258	0.003	0.460*	−0.214	0.044	0.022
s. Triglycerides (mg/dl)	0.159	0.083	0.562**	0.178	0.013	0.267
s. HDL (mg/dl)	0.051	−0.191	−0.833**	−0.529**	−0.312	−0.085
s. LDL (mg/dl)	0.136	−0.017	0.596**	−0.247	0.060	0.039
s. VLDL (mg/dl)	0.159	0.071	0.562**	0.158	0.013	0.268
TC:HDL ratio	0.168	0.086	0.777**	0.079	0.191	0.048
Trigylceride:HDL ratio	0.106	0.183	0.802**	0.488**	0.164	0.194
LDL:HDL ratio	0.122	0.60	0.776**	−0.009	0.157	0.058

*p<0.05, **p<0.01.
HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; s., serum; TC, total cholesterol; VLDL, very low density lipoprotein.