Table 3.

Associations between serum lipid levels and BMAT biomarkers. Data shown as standardized beta coefficients in linear regression models, which describes change in outcome (BMAT biomarker; %) for one standard deviation increase in predictor (serum lipid level).

		BMAT biomarkers
		TFC adj. with age, statin use	UFC adj. with age, TFC, statin use	SFC adj. with age, TFC, statin use
Male Control	TC	2.333	−0.038	0.789
	LDL	1.811	−0.058	0.813
	HDL	1.932	0.073	−0.549
	TC/HDL	−0.252	−0.054	0.873 *
	TG	0.527	−0.036	1.822 **
Male T2D	TC	2.208	0.291	−1.136
	LDL	2.337 *	0.233	−0.977
	HDL	−1.946	0.304	−1.494
	TC/HDL	1.770 **	0.055	−0.074
	TG	1.123	0.049	−0.0300
Female Control	TC	0.697	0.426	−0.505
	LDL	1.632	0.612	−2.762
	HDL	−0.650	−0.032	1.767 **
	TC/HDL	0.934	0.090	−3.328**
	TG	1.138	0.146	−2.108
Female T2D	TC	−0.464	0.176	0.484
	LDL	1.029	0.132	0.644
	HDL	−3.233**	0.148	0.470
	TC/HDL	3.390	−0.143	−0.375
	TG	2.124	−0.178	−1.283

TFC = Total fat content; UFC = Unsaturated fat content; SFC = Saturated fat content; TC = Total cholesterol; LDL = low-density lipoprotein; HDL = high density lipoprotein; TG= Triglycerides;

^*:p<0.05

^**:p<0.01