Table 1 Clinical features of normal weight women with high vs. low trunk fat.

From: Increased trunk fat is associated with altered gene expression in breast tissue of normal weight women

Variables

All (n = 32)

Trunk fat low (n = 16)

Trunk fat high (n = 16)

P value

Age

    

 Median (IQR)

44.5 (39.5, 49.25)

40.5 (32, 47.25)

47 (44, 51.5)

0.011

Race, n (%)

 White

21 (67.74%)

12 (75%)

9 (60%)

0.12

 Asian

6 (19.35%)

1 (6.25%)

5 (33.33%)

 

 Black or African American

2 (6.45%)

1 (6.25%)

1 (6.67%)

 

 Other

2 (6.45%)

2 (12.5%)

0 (0%)

 

 Unknown

1 (3.12%)

0 (0%)

1 (6.25%)

1

BMI

 Median (IQR)

21.8 (20.1, 22.63)

20.5 (19.67, 21.93)

22.4 (21.75, 23.42)

0.003

Menopausal, n (%)

 Post

6 (20%)

1 (6.67%)

5 (33.33%)

 

 Pre

24 (80%)

14 (93.33%)

10 (66.67%)

0.169

 Unknown

2 (6.25%)

1 (6.25%)

1 (6.25%)

1

CLS, n (%)

 No

22 (68.75%)

16 (100%)

6 (37.5%)

 

 Yes

10 (31.25%)

0 (0%)

10 (62.5%)

<0.001

Adipocyte diameter (µ)

 Median (IQR)

89.32 (79.48, 100.16)

79.1 (72.78, 87.24)

97.14 (89.86, 106.15)

<0.001

Invasive, n (%)

 No

8 (25%)

5 (31.25%)

3 (18.75%)

 

 Yes

24 (75%)

11 (68.75%)

13 (81.25%)

0.685

HTN, n (%)

 No

30 (93.75%)

16 (100%)

14 (87.5%)

 

 Yes

2 (6.25%)

0 (0%)

2 (12.5%)

0.484

DM, n (%)

 No

32 (100%)

16 (100%)

16 (100%)

 

 Yes

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

 No

30 (93.75%)

16 (100%)

14 (87.5%)

 

 Yes

2 (6.25%)

0 (0%)

2 (12.5%)

0.484

  1. BMI body mass index, CLS crown-like structure, HTN hypertension, DM diabetes mellitus.