Research Article
Counting Footsteps with a Pedometer to Improve HMW Adiponectin and Metabolic Syndrome among Young Female Adults in the United Arab Emirates
Table 5
Correlations between the daily steps count and anthropometric measurements and blood pressure after intervention (
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| Variables | All participants () | BMI = 18–24.9 kg/m2 () | BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 () | r | r | r |
| Weight | −0.239 | 0.28 | −0.15 | Body mass index | −0.330 | 0.098 | −0.29 | Body fat mass | −0.290 | 0.42 | −0.25 | Visceral fat area | −0.211 | −0.135 | −0.067 | Fat-free mass | −0.040 | −0.09 | 0.106 | Percentage of body fat | −0.270 | 0.41 | −0.27 | Waist-hip ratio | −0.401 | −0.305 | −0.35 | Waist circumference | −0.210 | −0.123 | −0.068 | Systolic blood pressure | 0.252 | 0.119 | 0.46 | Diastolic blood pressure | 0.205 | 0.069 | 0.39 | Metabolic syndrome score | −0.49 | −0.39 | −0.5 | Total cholesterol | 0.034 | 0.39 | −0.04 | Triglycerides | 0.138 | 0.224 | 0.14 | High-density lipoprotein cholesterol | 0.031 | 0.311 | −0.059 | Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol | −0.007 | 0.30 | −0.066 | High-molecular-weight adiponectin | 0.331 | −0.101 | 0.29 | Glucose | −0.034 | −0.121 | 0.03 | Insulin | −0.027 | −0.136 | 0.10 | HOMA-IR | −0.118 | −0.15 | 0.008 |
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