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Table 2 Body mass index, percent central body fat and calcium scores according to selected variables

From: Volumetric analysis of central body fat accurately predicts incidence of diabetes and hypertension in adults

 

BMI

%cBF

Calcium Score

 

Slope estimate*

Standard error*

P-value†

Slope estimate*

Standard error*

P-value†

Slope estimate*

Standard error*

P-value†

Hypertension

2.14

0.36

<0.0001

3.06

0.64

<0.0001

−118.9

30.73

0.0001

Heart disease

−0.21

0.81

0.7911

−0.32

1.43

0.8232

−444.1

68.34

< 0.0001

High cholesterol

−0.32

0.35

0.3600

−0.61

0.63

0.3342

−115.3

29.93

0.0001

Diabetes

3.73

0.53

<0.0001

4.09

0.95

<0.0001

−57.0

45.26

0.2085

Former smoker

0.8

0.36

0.0250

1.47

0.64

0.0215

−72.2

30.34

0.0175

  1. *Adjusting for age, sex, and race. †From the F statistic based on type III sums of squares. Fifteen different models are represented in the table.
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BMC Obesity

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