Table 3.

Muscle-associated lipid storage in the soleus, TA, calf, and thigh muscles measured by CT in a subset of 19 subjects

	Mean ± SD	Range
Soleus MA (HU)	46.5 ± 4.6†‡§¶	37.5 to 54.0
TA MA (HU)	58.8 ± 5.1*‡¶	45.6 to 67.1
Calf MA (HU)	48.9 ± 3.2*†§	41.2 to 53.2
Dominant thigh MA (HU)	58.3 ± 2.5*‡¶	55.1 to 63.0
Both thighs MA (HU)	49.2 ± 2.3*†§	44.7 to 53.2

TA, tibialis muscle; CT, computed tomography; SD, standard deviation; MA, muscle attenuation; HU, Hounsfield unit.

^*Significantly different from soleus MA.

^†Significantly different from TA MA.

^‡Significantly different from calf MA.

^§Significantly different from dominant thigh MA.

^¶Significantly different from both thighs MA.