Table 3 Pearson correlation coefficients between AT lipolysis, AT size and AT immunophenotype of subcutaneous and visceral AT depots and whole-body IR.

From: Abdominal subcutaneous and visceral adipocyte size, lipolysis and inflammation relate to insulin resistance in male obese humans

Subcutaneous AT

R

p value

Visceral AT

R

p value

Basal lipolysis, µmol glycerol (3 h) per 10^6 cells

0.525

0.002

Basal lipolysis, µmol glycerol (3 h) per 10^6 cells

0.118

0.514

Isoprenaline responsiveness, fold change to basal

−0.242

0.175

Isoprenaline responsiveness, fold change to basal

−0.290

0.102

ANP responsiveness, fold change to basal

−0.237

0.184

ANP responsiveness, fold change to basal

−0.167

0.361

Adipocyte diameter, µm

0.472

0.004

Adipocyte diameter, µm

0.652

<0.001

Total CD45+ leukocytes, % of total cells

0.192

0.234

Total CD45+ leukocytes, % of total cells

0.514

0.001

CD3+ T cells, % of total cells

0.381

0.018

CD3+ T cells, % of live cells

0.166

0.300

CD3+ CD4+ T-helper cells, % of total cells

0.204

0.219

CD3+ CD4+ T-helper cells, % of total cells

0.016

0.923

CD3+ CD8+ cytotoxic T cells, % of total cells

0.499

0.001

CD3+ CD8+ cytotoxic T cells, % of total cells

0.290

0.069

CD4+/CD8+ T cell ratio

−0.095

0.570

CD4+/CD8+ T cell ratio

−0.128

0.431

CD56+ NK cells, % of total cells

0.442

0.005

CD56+ NK cells, % of total cells

0.206

0.196

CD11c+ M1 macrophages, % of total cells

0.086

0.598

CD11c+ M1 macrophages, % of total cells

0.243

0.127

CD11c− M2 macrophages, % of total cells

−0.105

0.521

CD11c- M2 macrophages, % of total cells

0.195

0.221

M1/M2 ratio

0.060

0.715

M1/M2 ratio

0.078

0.626

CD19+ B lymphocytes, % of total cells

0.047

0.778

CD19+ B lymphocytes, % of total cells

0.332

0.034

  1. ANP, atrial natriuretic peptide; AT, adipose tissue; NK, natural killer; CD, cluster of differentiation.