Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and CVD risk measures depicted for men and women.
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| Age (years) | 39.6 | 8.4 | 37.0 | 8.3 | 0.07 |
| Education (years) | 13.3 | 2.7 | 13.2 | 2.5 | 0.81 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.5 | 4.2 | 28.8 | 5.5 | 0.44 |
| Fitness (% predicted) | − 22.6 | 12.4 | − 25.1 | 14.5 | 0.27 |
| Vital exhaustion | 3.9 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 0.78 |
| VAT volume (L) | 4.57 | 2.01 | 2.75 | 1.24 | <0.001 |
| SAT volume (L) | 7.51 | 3.48 | 9.82 | 4.18 | 0.001 |
| LATb | 0.81 | 0.12 | 0.76 | 0.15 | 0.03 |
| EAT thickness (mm) | 6.33 | 1.32 | 6.83 | 1.49 | 0.04 |
| MAP (mm Hg) | 96.0 | 11.9 | 89.0 | 11.9 | 0.001 |
| IS (mg/kg•min) | 4.8 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 0.42 |
| TC/HDL | 4.8 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.004 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 144.1 | 97.0 | 121.1 | 89.0 | 0.17 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 0.18 |
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Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, VAT visceral adipose tissue, SAT subcutaneous adipose tissue, LAT liver adipose tissue, EAT epicardial adipose tissue, MAP mean arterial pressure, IS insulin sensitivity, TC/HDL total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein ratio, TG triglycerides, CRP C-reactive Protein.
b
LAT is the ratio between spleen attenuation and liver attenuation evaluated in Hounsfield units, where higher scores indicate greater adiposity.