Anthropometric measures of adiposity as correlates of atherogenic index of plasma in non-obese sedentary Nigerian males

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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the participants (n=414)

Variables	Mean (SD)	Range
Age (years)	22.87 (1.57)	21–26
Height (m)	1.82 (0.04)	1.76–1.93
Weight (kg)	71.04 (5.37)	62.4–84.0
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	21.36 (1.46)	19.29–24.25
Conicity index	1.15 (0.04)	1.05–1.31
Abdominal volume index	12.40 (0.95)	10.63–15.52
Waist circumference (cm)	78.18 (3.17)	71.80–88.00
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.84 (0.03)	0.77–0.93
Waist-to-height ratio	0.43 (0.02)	0.39–0.49
Body adiposity index	19.65 (1.05)	17.40–22.00
Percent body fat (%)	11.04 (0.99)	9.20–12.60
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	2.25 (0.30)	1.80–2.70
High density lipoprotein (mmol/L)	0.98 (0.14)	0.80–1.20
Low density lipoprotein (mmol/L)	1.65 (0.70)	0.60–2.75
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	3.75 (0.88)	2.65–5.13
Atherogenic index of plasma	0.36 (0.04)	0.28–0.41

Table 2 Correlation between anthropometric indices and atherogenic index of plasma

Variables	r	p
Body mass index	0.625	0.0000*
Conicity index	−0.086	0.0820
Abdominal volume index	0.389	0.0000*
Waist circumference	0.366	0.0000*
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.214	0.0000*
Waist-to-height ratio	0.476	0.0000*
Body adiposity index	0.544	0.0000*
Percent body fat	0.515	0.0000*

*Significant at p<0.05; r=Pearson correlation coefficient.

Table 3 Multivariate linear regression analysis of anthropometric parameters with atherogenic index of plasma

Factors	Regression coefficient (standardized)	Adjusted R ^2	p
Body mass index	0.327	0.389	0.0000*
Body adiposity index	0.252	0.420	0.0000*
Percent body fat	0.204	0.442	0.0000*

*Significant at p<0.05.