Table 2.

comparison of single-slice image areas at baseline, after and change

Level (cm)	VAT			SAT
	Baseline (cm2)	After (cm2)	Δ (cm2)	Baseline (cm2)	After (cm2)	Δ (cm2)
20	95 ± 47	65 ± 40	−30 ± 37*	138 ± 63	126 ± 65	−12 ± 19*
19	123 ± 61	82 ± 54	−41 ± 47*	136 ± 62	123 ± 62	−14 ± 20*
18	144 ± 65	101 ± 63	−43 ± 52*	136 ± 62	121 ± 62	−16 ± 20*
17	160 ± 59	116 ± 71	−44 ± 57*	136 ± 62	118 ± 60	−18 ± 20*
16	175 ± 56	132 ± 75	−43 ± 52*	137 ± 64	117 ± 59	−20 ± 21*
15	197 ± 58	150 ± 77	−48 ± 48*	140 ± 66	118 ± 59	−22 ± 22*
14	222 ± 58	168 ± 77	−54 ± 51*	144 ± 67	119 ± 59	−24 ± 22*
13	233 ± 53	181 ± 79	−52 ± 48*	148 ± 69	122 ± 60	−27 ± 23*
12	241 ± 55	189 ± 82	−52 ± 50*	156 ± 71	127 ± 62	−29 ± 24*
11	243 ± 58	194 ± 82	−49 ± 47*	163 ± 73	133 ± 65	−29 ± 25*
10	255 ± 71	201 ± 88	−54 ± 43*	176 ± 75	142 ± 68	−34 ± 26*
9	258 ± 69	197 ± 86	−61 ± 43*	187 ± 76	151 ± 70	−36 ± 26*
8	250 ± 68	185 ± 82	−64 ± 36*	194 ± 75	159 ± 74	−35 ± 26*
7	241 ± 74	186 ± 85	−55 ± 38*	202 ± 75	168 ± 78	−33 ± 26*
6	241 ± 74	184 ± 91	−57 ± 37*	210 ± 77	176 ± 82	−34 ± 28*
5	240 ± 73	182 ± 89	−58 ± 39*	220 ± 78	183 ± 84	−37 ± 30*
4	234 ± 69	179 ± 86	−55 ± 43*	229 ± 79	190 ± 87	−40 ± 31*
3	227 ± 67	172 ± 81	−54 ± 43*	236 ± 81	195 ± 89	−41 ± 31*
2	215 ± 63	165 ± 70	−50 ± 37*	243 ± 86	202 ± 90	−41 ± 33*
1	205 ± 63	156 ± 67	−48 ± 36*	254 ± 93	209 ± 91	−45 ± 30*
0	193 ± 56	148 ± 63	−44 ± 38*	266 ± 98	217 ± 91	−50 ± 34*
−1	174 ± 55	129 ± 51	−45 ± 39*	277 ± 106	220 ± 91	−57 ± 43*
−2	154 ± 52	111 ± 47	−42 ± 43*	286 ± 114	221 ± 91	−65 ± 57*
−3	141 ± 45	106 ± 41	−35 ± 37*	283 ± 115	221 ± 89	−62 ± 55*

∆ = After - Baseline.

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.

^* Significant change within group by paired t-test (P < 0.05).