Table 2. Correlation coefficients (r_s) of HCW and BFT for fat contents, and between fat contents of pork belly

Variable	Carcass properties		Fat contents of belly slices
Variable	HCW	BFT	6^th TV	10^th TV	11^th TV	12^th TV	13^th TV	14^th TV	4^th LV
HCW
BFT	0.237
Fat contents of belly slices
6^th TV	-¹⁾	-
10^th TV	-	-	0.703
11^th TV	-	-	0.721	0.892
12^th TV	-	-	0.679	0.892	0.889
13^th TV	-	-	0.624	0.801	0.813	0.880
14^th TV	-	-	0.745	0.841	0.829	0.832	0.876
4^th LV	-	-	0.664	0.678	0.661	0.671	0.658	0.758
Fat content of whole belly
Belly	0.202	0.504	0.209	0.223	0.235	0.325	0.313	0.298	0.245

No significant correlation (p>0.05).
HCW, hot carcass weight; BFT, back fat thickness; TV, thoracic vertebrae; LV, lumbar vertebrae.