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Table 2 Correlation between spirometric parameters and abdominal adipose tissue (total, subcutaneous and visceral) measurements of the 80 studied pre-menopausal females

From: The impact of abdominal adiposity measured by sonography on the pulmonary function of pre-menopausal females

Variable

Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue

Visceral Adipose Tissue

Total Abdominal Adipose Tissue

r

p

r

p

r

p

%FVC

−0.26

0.01

−0.20

0.06

−0.27

0.01

%FEV1

−0.24

0.02

−0.17

NS

−0.24

0.03

FEV1/FVC

0.15

NS

0.01

NS

0.09

NS

%IC

0.21

0.058

0.09

NS

0.18

NS

%ERV

−0.56

<0.001

−0.36

0.001

−0.54

<0.001

  1. %FVC, percent predictive Forced Vital Capacity, %FEV 1 , percent predictive Forced Expiratory Volume in first second, %IC, percent predictive Inspiratory Capacity, %ERV, percent predictive Expiratory Reserve Volume, NS, non-significant, r, Pearson’s correlation coefficient