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Table 2 Correlations of adiponectin levels with anthropometric variables for each sex

From: High-molecular-weight adiponectin and anthropometric variables among elementary schoolchildren: a population-based cross-sectional study in Japan

	vs. HMW-adn		vs. T-adn		vs. HMW-adn/T-adn
	r^a	Pvalue	r^a	Pvalue	r^a	Pvalue
Boys (n = 846)
Body mass index	-0.144	<0.001	-0.139	<0.001	-0.134	<0.001
Percent body fat	-0.089	0.010	-0.097	0.005	-0.059	0.085
Waist circumference	-0.176	<0.001	-0.176	<0.001	-0.149	<0.001
Waist-to-height ratio	-0.160	<0.001	-0.165	<0.001	-0.131	<0.001
Girls (n = 808)
Body mas index	-0.152	<0.001	-0.138	<0.001	-0.147	<0.001
Percent body fat	-0.126	<0.001	-0.118	<0.001	-0.117	<0.001
Waist circumference	-0.188	<0.001	-0.182	<0.001	-0.168	<0.001
Waist-to-height ratio	-0.111	0.002	-0.112	0.002	-0.099	0.005

HMW-adn: High molecular weight adiponectin, T-adn: Total adiponectin, HMW-adn/T-adn: The ratio of HMW-adn to T-adn.
^aValues are Spearman’s correlation coefficients.

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