Fig. 2.

Relationships between changes in regional s.c. fat gain and changes in adipocyte size. •, data from women; □, data from men. (A) Relative change (%) in upper-body fat mass {[(upper-body fat mass postoverfeeding − upper-body fat mass at baseline) ÷ upper-body fat mass at baseline] × 100} vs. relative change (%) in abdominal s.c. adipocyte size {[(fat-cell size postoverfeeding − fat-cell size at baseline) ÷ fat-cell size at baseline] × 100}. (B) Change in abdominal s.c. fat-cell size vs. the relative amount of lower-body fat gain {[(lower-body fat mass postoverfeeding − lower-body fat mass at baseline) ÷ lower-body fat mass at baseline] × 100}. Because the data were not normally distributed, regression analysis was performed using logarithmically transformed values of the relative increase in lower-body fat gain. The r and P values provided are from linear regression analysis of the transformed data; the depicted regression line is best fit using a power function.