Flow diagram of study selection.

<p>Flow diagram of study selection.</p

Characteristics of studies included in the review.

<p>Characteristics of studies included in the review.</p

Comparison between the Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort sample with information on ultrasound measurements of abdominal fat in 2012–13 and the subsample with genomic ancestry data according to sex, socioeconomic position indicators and BMI.

<p>Comparison between the Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort sample with information on ultrasound measurements of abdominal fat in 2012–13 and the subsample with genomic ancestry data according to sex, socioeconomic position indicators and BMI.</p

Standardized regression coefficients¹ for visceral and subcutaneous abdominal fat distribution according to ancestry markers and socioeconomic position indicators, adjusted for current BMI.

<p>Standardized regression coefficients<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0179085#t005fn001" target="_blank">¹</a> for visceral and subcutaneous abdominal fat distribution according to ancestry markers and socioeconomic position indicators, adjusted for current BMI.</p

Correlations (Spearman’s ρ) between abdominal fat thicknesses and independent variables in men (n = 1,371) and women (n = 1,434).

<p>Correlations (Spearman’s ρ) between abdominal fat thicknesses and independent variables in men (n = 1,371) and women (n = 1,434).</p

Triangle plot of the 1982 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort’s members according to ancestry admixture proportions.

<p>Each symbol represents an individual. Each person was genotyped and ancestry-informative markers were used to provide information on African, Native American, and European ancestry.</p

Description of the study sample.

<p>Description of the study sample.</p