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Table 2 Correlations between body weight, BCS and subcutaneous fat thickness (in mm) in the five anatomical sites studied (n = 28)

From: In vivo assessment of subcutaneous fat in dogs by real-time ultrasonography and image analysis

 

BCS

Abdomen

Thigh

Flank

Lumbar

Chest

Body weight

0.230 ns

0.415*

0.598**

0.214 ns

0.361 ns

0.268 ns

BCS

 

0.799**

0.708**

0.815**

0.781**

0.776**

Abdomen

  

0.807**

0.847**

0.873**

0.799**

Thigh

   

0.697**

0.744**

0.654**

Flank

    

0.818**

0.812**

Lumbar

     

0.839**

  1. Correlation coefficient values connected with ns P > 0.05; * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01