Bivariate correlations between anthropometric measures and adipocytokine, lipid and glycemic parameters.

<p>BMI: Body Mass Index; WC: Waist Circumference; HC: Hip Circumference; WHR: Waist/Hip ratio; BAI: Body Adiposity Index; VAI: Visceral adiposity Index; sOb-R: Soluble leptin receptor; PAI-1: Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor alpha; IL-6: Interleukin 6; IL-18: Interleukin 18; VEGF: Vascular endothelial growth factor; HGF: Hepatocyte growth factor; Hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C reactive protein.</p><p>Bivariate Pearson correlation: the value indicates <i>r coefficient.</i></p><p>*p<0.050;</p><p>**p<0.010;</p><p>***p<0.001.