Table 3.

Anthropometric and adipose tissue characteristics of younger and older age-groups

	Men		Women
	Age <50 years	Age ≥50 years	Age <50 years	Age ≥50 years
n	1,455	1,804	804	1,037
VAT (cm2)	133.8 ± 51.5	140.9 ± 52.0*	64.3 ± 33.9	97.9 ± 42.2*
SAT (cm2)	148.3 ± 61.6	132.3 ± 47.1*	154.6 ± 59.0	192.2 ± 66.7*
SAD (cm)	22.7 ± 2.5	22.6 ± 2.3	18.5 ± 2.3	20.0 ± 2.4*
TAD (cm)	31.7 ± 2.6	31.2 ± 2.4*	28.5 ± 2.7	30.4 ± 3.1*
BMI (cm)	25.05 ± 2.93	24.62 ± 2.48*	21.58 ± 2.81	23.19 ± 2.81*
WC (cm)	88.24 ± 7.69	88.13 ± 6.81	78.49 ± 7.28	83.96 ± 7.65*

Data are means ± SD.

*P < 0.001, age <50 years group vs. age ≥50 years group.