Table 1 Characteristics of participants.

From: Dietary fatty acid metabolism of brown adipose tissue in cold-acclimated men

 

Pre-acclimation

Post-acclimation

P value

Age (years)

22 (20–25)

 

Weight (kg)

73.9 (64.5–83.2)

74.6 (65.5–83.6)

0.11

BMI (kg m−2)

23.1 (21.3–24.9)

23.4 (21.7–25.0)

0.07

BSA (m2)

1.91 (1.77–1.98)

1.92 (1.79–1.98)

0.07

Waist (cm)

76.3 (72.1–80.5)

76.7 (73.5–79.9)

0.53

Lean mass (kg)

64.0 [59.5–65.8]

63.9 [57.9–66.4]

0.56

Fasting glucose (mmol l−1)

4.7 (4.6–4.9)

4.7 (4.5–4.9)

0.73

Fasting insulin (pmol l−1)

36.2 [32.9–40.6]

34.6 [26.0–56.2]

0.88

Fasting C-peptide (nmol l−1)

0.22 [0.16–0.25]

0.21 [0.18–0.23]

0.83

Fasting NEFA (μmol l−1)

402 (299–505)

306 (190–422)

0.17

Fasting TG (mmol l−1)

0.6 (0.4–0.8)

0.7 (0.6–0.8)

0.61

Fasting glucagon (ng l−1)

24.2 [19.4–39.8]

28.7 [19.8–45.6]

0.73

Fasting GIP (pmol l−1)

8.8 (6.3–11.3)

8.9 (6.5–11.3)

0.93

Fasting total GLP-1 (pmol ml−1)

9.8 (1.9–17.7)

8.5 (1.0–16.0)

0.79

Fasting TSH (mIU l−1)

1.6 (1.0–2.2)

1.6 (0.9–2.3)

0.99

Fasting free T3 (pmol l−1)

5.6 (4.9–6.3)

5.5 (4.8–6.1)

0.78

Fasting free T4 (pmol l−1)

17.4 (16.1–18.7)

16.7 (15.8–17.7)

0.34

Fasting ACTH (pg ml−1)

37.9 [28.2–100.4]

43.8 [37.5–57.3]

0.67

Fasting cortisol (nmol l−1)

382 (327–438)

328 (257–399)

0.18

Fasting leptin (ng ml−1)

1.1 [0.8–2.0]

1.3 [0.7–1.9]

0.98

Fasting PYY (pmol l−1)

26.4 (12.8–39.9)

30.0 (14.0–46.0)

0.69

Fasting GH (ng ml−1)

0.05 [0.02–0.08]

0.03 [0.01–0.06]

0.45

Fasting adiponectin (μg ml−1)

3.5 (2.6–4.4)

4.2 (2.8–5.5)

0.33

Liver volume (cm3)

1,265 (1,099–1,431)

1,323 (1,250–1,397)

0.39

  1. NEFA, nonesterified fatty acids; TG, triglyceride.
  2. Values are means with 95% confidence interval (CI) in parentheses for normally distributed data and median [interquartile range] for nonparametric data (n=8). P values, paired-sample two-tailed t-test.
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