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Table 3 Correlation of lipid profiles with visceral fat mass area among gastrointestinal cancer patients

From: The associations between lipid profiles and visceral obesity among gastrointestinal cancer patients: a cross-sectional study

 

Pearson’s correlation

Visceral fat mass area

Triglyceride

r

0.299

 

P

0.000***

Cholesterol

r

0.105

 

P

0.038

HDL-C

r

-0.237

 

P

0.000***

LDL-C

r

0.112

 

P

0.026

  1. Abbreviations: HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
  2. *indicates statistically significant with P < 0.05; ** indicates P value < 0.01; ***indicates P value < 0.001; Bonferroni’s correction: p < 0.0125