Table 2.
-Age-adjusted measures of adiposity by sex-specific SAT tertiles within sex-specific VAT tertiles
| Women |
Men |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT tertile 1 | SAT tertile 2 | SAT tertile 3 | Age-adjusted SAT linear P value | SAT tertile 1 | SAT tertile 2 | SAT tertile 3 | Age-adjusted SAT linear P value | |
| VAT tertile 1 | ||||||||
| n | 161 | 163 | 161 | — | 171 | 172 | 172 | — |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 20.6 ± 0.2 | 22.3 ± 0.2 | 24.6 ± 0.2 | <0.0001 | 22.9 ± 0.2 | 24.8 ± 0.2 | 27.3 ± 0.2 | <0.0001 |
| WC (cm) | 74.2 ± 0.5 | 79.0 ± 0.5 | 84.6 ± 0.5 | <0.0001 | 84.6 ± 0.5 | 90.9 ± 0.5 | 97.5 ± 0.5 | <0.0001 |
| SAT (cm3) | 1,067 ± 32 | 1,780 ± 32 | 2,701 ± 32 | <0.0001 | 1,048 ± 33 | 1,774 ± 33 | 2,770 ± 33 | <0.0001 |
| SAT range (cm3) | 170.8–1,463.2 | 1,463.4–2,084.9 | 2,085.0–5,130.2 | — | 121.5–1,497.3 | 1,501.8–2,069.2 | 2,071.5–5,636.0 | — |
| VAT (cm3)* | 421 ± 9 | 561 ± 9 | 631 ± 9 | <0.0001 | 895 ± 22 | 1,216 ± 22 | 1,352 ± 22 | <0.0001 |
| VAT tertile 2 | ||||||||
| n | 161 | 162 | 162 | — | 172 | 172 | 172 | — |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.7 ± 0.2 | 25.5 ± 0.2 | 29.4 ± 0.2 | <0.0001 | 26.2 ± 0.2 | 27.9 ± 0.2 | 30.5 ± 0.2 | <0.0001 |
| WC (cm) | 84.3 ± 0.5 | 90.9 ± 0.5 | 99.3 ± 0.5 | <0.0001 | 94.0 ± 0.5 | 99.3 ± 0.5 | 107.4 ± 0.5 | <0.0001 |
| SAT (cm3) | 2,139 ± 40 | 2,921 ± 40 | 4,300 ± 40 | <0.0001 | 1,756 ± 44 | 2,453 ± 44 | 3,697 ± 44 | <0.0001 |
| SAT range (cm3) | 727.2–2,555.6 | 2,555.8–3,337.2 | 3,348.7–7,460.9 | — | 1,080.2–2,134.2 | 2,138.6–2,817.2 | 2,826.6–7,259.0 | — |
| VAT (cm3)† | 1,061 ± 16 | 1,135 ± 16 | 1,230 ± 16 | <0.0001 | 2,024 ± 17 | 2,068 ± 17 | 2,114 ± 18 | <0.001 |
| VAT tertile 3 | ||||||||
| n | 161 | 162 | 162 | — | 171 | 172 | 172 | — |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.1 ± 0.3 | 30.9 ± 0.3 | 36.3 ± 0.3 | <0.0001 | 28.1 ± 0.2 | 30.8 ± 0.2 | 35.7 ± 0.2 | <0.0001 |
| WC (cm) | 95.0 ± 0.8 | 104.6 ± 0.8 | 116.3 ± 0.8 | <0.0001 | 100.8 ± 0.5 | 107.7 ± 0.5 | 119.9 ± 0.5 | <0.0001 |
| SAT (cm3) | 2,910 ± 49 | 4,123 ± 48 | 5,730 ± 48 | <0.0001 | 2,106 ± 46 | 3,076 ± 45 | 4,700 ± 45 | <0.0001 |
| SAT range (cm3) | 1,677.8–3,480.8 | 3,481.5–4,692.0 | 4,713.1–8,876.7 | — | 1,090.5–2,614.1 | 2,614.5–3,608.2 | 3,612.1–8,368.0 | — |
| VAT (cm3)‡ | 1,977 ± 47 | 2,222 ± 46 | 2,535 ± 46 | <0.0001 | 3,027 ± 46 | 3,173 ± 45 | 3,548 ± 46 | <0.0001 |
Data are means ± SEM.
*VAT range: 202.3–800.9 cm3(women), 172.7–1679.2 cm3(men).
†VAT range: 803.2–1,545.1 cm3(women), 1,679.3–2,497.4 cm3(men).
‡VAT range: 1,546.7–5,548.0 cm3(women), 2,497.6–6,212.7 cm3(men). WC, waist circumference.