Table 2.
Adipose tissue mass and extrapolated tissue glucose uptake
| All (n = 15) | Women (n = 9) | Men (n = 6) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tissue mass, kg | |||
| GF-FM, kg | 8.6 ± 2.7 | 9.8 ± 2.3* | 6.9 ± 2.5 |
| ABD SAT, kg | 9.9 ± 3.3 | 10.1 ± 2.5 | 9.5 ± 4.4 |
| VAT, kg | 1.2 ± 0.7 | 1.2 ± 0.8 | 1.3 ±0.6 |
| Skeletal muscle, kg | 25.6 ± 7.9 | 20.3 ± 2.9** | 33.6 ± 5.9 |
| K values, 10−3 ml plasma·ml tissue−1·min−1 | |||
| KGFAT, min | 1.47 ± 0.79 | 1.50 ± 0.90 | 1.42 ± 0.68 |
| KSAT, min | 1.72 ± 0.97 | 2.07 ± 1.00† | 1.20 ± 0.69 |
| KVAT, min [n = 12 (6 men and 6 women)] | 2.67 ± 1.23 | 2.99 ± 1.27 | 2.34 ± 1.21 |
| KMUS, min | 8.12 ± 3.19 | 8.15 ± 3.12 | 8.07 ± 3.59 |
| Glucose uptake, mg/min | |||
| Rd, mg/min | 306 ± 116 | 278 ± 80 | 347 ± 155 |
| Rd, mg·min−1·kg body wt−1 | 4.19 ± 7.3 | 4.24 ± 1.37 | 4.10 ± 1.69 |
| GFAT, mg/min | 11.3 ± 7.3 | 13.4 ± 8.7 | 8.2 ± 3.1 |
| %Glucose uptake | 3.9 ± 2.7 | 4.8 ± 3.1‡ | 2.5 ± 0.8 |
| ABD SAT, mg/min | 15.0 ± 10.3 | 19.2 ± 11.6* | 8.7 ± 2.7 |
| %Glucose uptake | 5.7 ± 4.7 | 7.6 ± 5.3* | 3.0 ± 1.3 |
| VAT, mg/min (n = 12) | 2.7 ± 1.3 | 3.1 ± 1.6 | 2.3 ± 1.1 |
| %Glucose uptake | 1.0 ± 0.6 | 1.2 ± 0.8 | 0.8 ± 0.4 |
| Skeletal muscle, mg/min | 210 ± 115 | 163 ± 60 | 280 ± 147 |
| %Glucose uptake | 65.4 ± 20.2% | 57.4 ± 11.9% | 77.3 ± 25.1% |
Values are means ± SD.
GF-FM, gluteal-femoral fat mass; ABD, abdominal; SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue; VAT, visceral adipose tissue; GFAT, gluteal-femoral adipose tissue; KMUS, skeletal muscle; Rd, glucose disposal.
*
P < 0.05;
**
P < 0.01;
†
P = 0.07;
‡
P = 0.06, women vs. men.