Table 1.

Comparisons of SAT ASPC proportions by age in the BMI status-stratified groups indicate significant differences by age in the lower/normal BMI individuals

CohortA	GroupB	NyoungC	NoldD	Mean ASPC proportion ± SDE of young	Mean ASPC proportion ± SD of old	W statisticF	p-valueG
FTC	Lower BMI	28	22	0.230 ± 0.008	0.227 ± 0.011	409	0.0064
FTC	Higher BMI	28	22	0.225 ± 0.019	0.220 ± 0.014	373	0.1133
METSIM	Normal BMI	27	21	0.095 ± 0.007	0.090 ± 0.007	371	0.0431
METSIM	Overweight	46	34	0.091 ± 0.008	0.091 ± 0.008	808	0.8051
METSIM	Obese	19	18	0.091 ± 0.005	0.092 ± 0.006	96	0.3581

^AFinnish Twin Cohort (FTC) or METabolic Syndrome In Men (METSIM) cohort

^BThe BMI status group used for comparisons of ASPC proportions by age

^CNumber of individuals in the younger group

^DNumber of individuals in the older group

^EMean ± standard deviation (SD) of ASPC proportions

^FWilcoxon test statistic between the ASPC proportions in the young and old individuals

^GWilcoxon test p-value between the ASPC proportions in the young and old individuals