Table 1.
Participant characteristics.
| NWT (N = 14) | OWT (N = 11) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SE) | Male (N = 8) | Female (N = 6) | Male (N = 4) | Female (N = 7) |
| Age (years) | 30.2 (2.0) | 26.6 (2.5) | 30.3 (3.1) | 33.0 (1.8) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.2 (0.6) | 21.5 (0.6) | 29.1 (2.0)a,b | 31.5 (2.0)a,b |
| Lean body mass (kg) | 60.5 (2.1) | 45.4 (1.8)a | 76.1 (3.4)a,b | 54.7 (3.3)c |
| Total fat mass (kg) | 9.6 (0.9) | 14.8 (4.0) | 21.6 (4.3)b | 36.0 (3.4)a,b,c |
| Android fat (g) | 569.5 (111.8) | 772.0 (117.9) | 2033 (593.7)a | 2853 (371.7)a,b |
| VAT (g) | 217.1 (35.0) | 78.8 (28.5) | 740.8 (178.3)a,b | 524.0 (61.7)a,b |
| SAT (g) | 352.6 (86.9) | 693.2 (114.4) | 1293 (415.9) | 2329 (357.1)a,b |
| Gynoid (g) | 1386 (159.7) | 3040 (353.7) | 3425 (586.4) | 6967 (765.7)a,b,c |
| HOMA-IR | 0.86 (0.13) | 0.98 (0.25) | 1.97 (0.27)a | 1.35 (0.30) |
SE: standard error; BMI: body mass index; VAT: visceral adipose tissue; SAT: subcutaneous adipose tissue; HOMA-IR: Homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance; NWT: normal weight trained runners; OWT: overweight or obese trained runners.
a:
p-value < 0.05 compared to NWT males;
b:
p-value < 0.05 compared to NWT females;
c:
p-value < 0.05 compared to OWT males.