Table 2. Adjusted means of body composition in obese men and women with and without metabolic syndrome^a.

	Men					Women
	No metabolic syndrome		Metabolic syndrome			No metabolic syndrome		Metabolic syndrome
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	p	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	p
BMI(kg/m2)	32.2	0.3	32.9	0.2	0.02	33.6	0.3	34.2	0.2	0.08
Waist circumference(cm)	111.3	1.2	115.8	0.8	<0.01	109.7	0.9	111.3	0.6	0.17
Sagittal diameter(mm)	272.5	2.4	281.0	1.6	<0.01	264.3	2.0	272.7	1.4	<0.01
Total fat mass(kg)	32.8	0.6	33.8	0.4	0.16	39.0	0.6	39.1	0.4	0.91
Abdomen
Total area(cm2)	846.4	12.2	890.0	8.1	<0.01	871.8	11.3	909.1	7.5	<0.01
Total fat area(cm2)	533.1	10.5	563.1	6.9	0.02	618.4	10.5	653.4	7.0	<0.01
Visceral fat area(cm2)	205.2	7.1	223.0	4.7	0.04	146.9	4.9	182.5	3.3	<0.01
Subcutaneous fat area(cm2)	327.9	8.2	340.1	5.4	0.22	471.4	9.3	471.0	6.1	0.97
Thigh
Total area(cm2)	504.8	6.3	505.4	4.2	0.94	579.5	8.7	561.6	5.7	0.09
Total fat area(cm2)	160.3	4.8	152.4	3.2	0.18	336.5	8.0	306.3	5.3	<0.01
Subcutaneous fat area(cm2)	145.3	4.7	135.5	3.1	0.09	321.7	7.9	290.6	5.2	<0.01
Intermuscular fat area(cm2)	15.0	0.9	16.9	0.6	0.08	14.9	0.6	15.7	0.4	0.26

^aAdjusted for age, race, site, education, physical activity, smoking, and alcohol intake