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Table 2 Pearson correlation coefficient test results for the relationship between DXA calculated body fat percentage (using the N = 29, R2adj. = 0.862 model) and body condition indices for male and female Israeli fan-toed geckos Ptyodactylus guttatus

From: Measuring body condition of lizards: a comparison between non-invasive dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, chemical fat extraction and calculated indices

 

Calculated Fat %

Width of Tail Base

OLS

Mass/SVL

Mass/SVL2

Mass/SVL3

Calculated Fat Percentage

Pearson Correlation

1

.398*

.346

.592**

.499**

.290

Sig. (2-tailed)

 

.044

.066

.001

.006

.128

N

29

26

29

29

29

29

Width of Tail Base

Pearson Correlation

.398*

1

.047

.531**

.249

−.105

Sig. (2-tailed)

.044

 

.819

.005

.220

.609

N

26

26

26

26

26

26

OLS

Pearson Correlation

.346

.047

1

.744**

.942**

.959**

Sig. (2-tailed)

.066

.819

 

.000

.000

.000

N

29

26

29

29

29

29

Mass/SVL

Pearson Correlation

.592**

.531**

.744**

1

.904**

.624**

Sig. (2-tailed)

.001

.005

.000

 

.000

.000

N

29

26

29

29

29

29

Mass/SVL2

Pearson Correlation

.499**

.249

.942**

.904**

1

.897**

Sig. (2-tailed)

.006

.220

.000

.000

 

.000

N

29

26

29

29

29

29

Mass/SVL3

Pearson Correlation

.290

−.105

.959**

.624**

.897**

1

Sig. (2-tailed)

.128

.609

.000

.000

.000

 

N

29

26

29

29

29

29

  1. ** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
  2. * Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)