Table 3.

Image findings of the subjects.

	Oxygen demand (−) n = 89	Oxygen demand (+) n = 81	p value
Hepatic attenuation value, HU	52.65±10.99	45.12±13.72	<0.001
Splenic attenuation value, HU	50.40±3.45	49.94±3.10	0.364
The liver-to-spleen ratio	1.05±0.22	0.91±0.29	<0.001
The subcutaneous fat of the 4th thoracic vertebra, cm2	115.15±65.61	135.73±77.28	0.062
Chest circumference of the 4th thoracic vertebra	94.17±12.50	97.71±8.52	0.034
The subcutaneous fat area under the diaphragm	80.19±49.98	88.71±54.12	0.287
The visceral fat area under the diaphragm	109.71± 72.97	144.98±88.37	0.005
The visceral/subcutaneous fat ratio under the diaphragm	1.63±1.08	2.10±1.56	0.022
abdominal circumference under the diaphragm	89.27±9.67	93.94±9.34	0.002

The variables were expressed as mean±SD and compared using t test.

HU, Hounsfield unit.