Table 2

Relationship of cardiovascular disease risk with total body fat, intra-abdominal fat and subcutaneous abdominal fat

Cardiovascular disease riskN (male)N (female)Total body fat (%)Intra-abdominal fat (mm)Subcutaneous abdominal fat (mm)
MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
Very low5332.73±6.1238.04±4.7754.08±8.88*50.30±6.27*16.64±3.4816.23±4.88
Low61433.55±9.5136.67±5.3962.20±18.053.98±7.84*18.30±5.2119.21±5.19
Moderate4535.61±3.7041.43±4.7371.63±12.5463.00±6.64*20.70±3.1419.32±3.12
Borderline high3235.06±8.8537.20±3.9675.37±20.4968.85±0.4921.70±4.7820.35±3.04
High4530.89±9.1033.96±6.9484.40±12.36*81.84±17.8*23.23±6.3919.38±3.14
Total222933.46±7.2537.20±5.5767.90±17.14*60.98±14.2*19.72±4.9119.03±4.28
  • *p<0.05, p<0.01.