Table 2.
Comparison of bioclinical characteristics in subjects with low versus high myocardial triglyceride content.
| Low MTGC ≤ 0.31% (n=84) |
High MTGC >1.09% (n=84) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical data | |||
| Sex ratio: women (n, %) | 46 (54.8%) | 58 (69.1%) | 0.08 |
| Age (years) | 22 [21;29.8] | 51 [34;58.8] | <0.0001 |
| BMI (kg/m²) | 21.8 [19.7;24.7] | 35.3 [28.9;41.5] | <0.0001 |
| WC (cm): -women -men |
70.5 [64.5;81.5] 78.3 [74.8;85.6] |
111 [99.5;125] 110 [91.3;119.8] |
<0.0001 <0.0001 |
| T2D (n, %) | 8 (9.5%) | 52 (61.9%) | <0.0001 |
| Obesity (n, %) | 11 (13.1%) | 62 (73.8%) | <0.0001 |
| Dyslipidemia (n, %) | 5 (5.9%) | 39 (46.4%) | <0.0001 |
| Arterial hypertension (n, %) | 5 (5.9%) | 37 (44.1%) | <0.0001 |
| Biological data | |||
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.3 [3.8;4.7] | 4.4 [3.5;5.1] | 0.79 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 0.8 [0.6;1.2] | 1.4 [1.0;2.1] | <0.0001 |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.4 [1.1;1.6] | 1.1 [1.0;1.4] | <0.0001 |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 2.4 ( ± 0.7) | 2.5 ( ± 0.8) | 0.909 |
| Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 4.7 [4.7;5.1] | 6.7 [5.0;8.9] | <0.0001 |
| Fasting plasma insulinemia (mUI/L) | 6.9 [5.0;9.9] | 14.1 [8.7;21.7] | <0.0001 |
| HOMA-IR | 1.4 [1.0;8.6] | 3.7 [1.7;6.6] | <0.0001 |
Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD) or as median [25th percentile;75th percentile].
BMI, body mass index; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; MTGC, myocardial triglyceride content; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; T2D, type 2 diabetes; WC, waist circumference.