Table 2 Clinical phenotypes of subjects with upper or lower 25th percentile values for adipose lipid age.
From: Impact of fat mass and distribution on lipid turnover in human adipose tissue
Subcutaneous ( n =104) | Visceral ( n =104) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phenotype | Lower | Upper | P -value | Lower | Upper | P-value |
Age, years | 41±10 | 42±10 | 0.40 | 41±11 | 40±10 | 0.54 |
Body mass index, kg m−2 | 41±6 | 41±6 | 0.89 | 39±7 | 41±5 | 0.02 |
Waist-to-hip ratio | 1.01±0.07 | 0.99±0.09 | 0.33 | 1.02±0.08 | 0.97±0.08 | 0.002 |
Gynoid fat by DEXA, kg | 9.3±2.6 | 8.9±1.8 | 0.32 | 8.4±1.9 | 9.6±2.0 | 0.85 |
Total body fat by DEXA, kg | 58±11 | 57±12 | 0.69 | 59±9 | 58±11 | 0.06 |
Android/gynoid fat mass, ratio | 1.15±0.13 | 1.14±0.13 | 0.86 | 1.17±0.15 | 1.10±0.10 | 0.02 |
Visceral fat mass, kg | 2.2±0.8 | 2.3±1.0 | 0.71 | 2.5±1.3 | 2.0±0.7 | 0.05 |
Abdominal subcutaneous fat mass in the biopsy region, kg | 3.8±1.1 | 3.6±1.2 | 0.54 | 3.3±0.9 | 3.7±1.0 | 0.06 |
Visceral adipocyte index (visceral fat mass/total fat mass) | 0.039±0.013 | 0.041±0.015 | 0.66 | 0.046±0.018 | 0.035±0.012 | 0.004 |
