Table 3.
Sex-specific abdominal adipose tissue measurements stratified by WHO/ISUP grade
| Variables | Male | p-value | Female | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low-grade (n = 337) | High-grade (n = 57) | Low-grade (n = 91) | High-grade (n = 19) | |||
| Age (years) | 54.6 ± 10.9 | 56.9 ± 11.5 | 0.099 | 56.1 ± 10.2 | 59.4 ± 11.6 | 0.101 |
| Size (cm) | 4.1 ± 1.9 | 6.1 ± 2.6 | < 0.001* | 4.5 ± 2.2 | 6.6 ± 2.7 | < 0.001* |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.9 ± 3.2 | 23.9 ± 3.1 | 0.028* | 23.9 ± 3.8 | 23.0 ± 3.3 | 0.194 |
| SAT (mm2) | 12,716.1 ± 5288.9 | 11,631.7 ± 4869.2 | 0.335 | 15,910.6 ± 6583.7 | 13,478.0 ± 4823.5 | 0.133 |
| VAT (mm2) | 15,862.3 ± 7729.6 | 12,672.6 ± 7257.4 | 0.004* | 10,452.1 ± 5858.6 | 8434.8 ± 4419.6 | 0.057 |
| IMAT (mm2) | 790.0 ± 480.3 | 930.6 ± 477.3 | 0.014* | 754.3 ± 450.3 | 1005.8 ± 500.3 | 0.004* |
| TAT (mm2) | 29,368.4 ± 11,468.7 | 25,234.9 ± 11,656.3 | 0.012* | 27,117.1 ± 11,171.1 | 22,918.6 ± 8182.4 | 0.037* |
| SFI (cm2/m2) | 43.7 ± 17.9 | 40.3 ± 16.4 | 0.392 | 62.4 ± 25.6 | 54.3 ± 19.2 | 0.297 |
| VFI (cm2/m2) | 54.6 ± 26.6 | 43.9 ± 25.0 | 0.004* | 41.1 ± 23.2 | 34.1 ± 18.1 | 0.096 |
| IFI (cm2/m2) | 2.7 ± 1.6 | 3.2 ± 1.7 | 0.009* | 3.0 ± 1.8 | 4.1 ± 2.0 | 0.002* |
| TFI (cm2/m2) | 101.0 ± 39.0 | 87.4 ± 39.9 | 0.018* | 106.4 ± 43.9 | 92.4 ± 33.2 | 0.174 |
| rVAT (%) | 51.9 ± 11.7 | 47.2 ± 10.2 | 0.002* | 36.6 ± 11.5 | 35.6 ± 10.3 | 0.629 |
BMI Body mass index, SAT Subcutaneous adipose area, VAT Visceral adipose tissue, IMAT Intermuscular adipose tissue, TAT Total adipose tissue, SFI Subcutaneous fat index, VFI Visceral fat index, IFI Intramuscular fat index, TFI Total fat index, rVAT Relative VFA
*Significant results