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Table 3 Pearson/Spearman correlation coefficients between body composition parameters at different vertebral levels

From: The relationship between perianal fistula activity and abdominal adipose tissue in Crohn’s disease: an observational study

	SAI	VAI	VSR	VA/TA index	SAT density	VAT density
The L3/L4	0.985**	0.958**	0.841**	0.878**	0.983**	0.965**
The L3/L5	0.972**	0.897**	0.708**	0.755**	0.978**	0.937**
The L4/L5	0.979**	0.956**	0.864**	0.882**	0.981**	0.965**

SAI, subcutaneous adipose index; VAI, visceral adipose index; VSR, VAT/SAT ratio; VA/TA: VAT/Total adipose tissue; SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue; VAT, visceral adipose tissue; L3, third lumbar vertebra; L4, fourth lumbar vertebra; L5, fifth lumbar vertebra
**p < 0.01

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