Table 2.

Regional fat characteristics measured by CT scan.

Variable	Men  n = 19	Women  n = 16	P value
Heart—total	94.0 ± 68.0	155.0 ± 46.0	<0.01
Heart—intra	19.0 ± 12.0	23.0 ± 7.0	0.04
Liver—total	93.9 ± 63.5	122.3 ± 47.3	0.09
Liver—intra	31.9 ± 20.6	29.9 ± 11.7	0.86
Abdominal—total	187.3 ± 113.3	247.1 ± 65.6	0.04
Abdominal—omental	50.7 ± 27.8	57.8 ± 22.3	0.18
Abdominal—SC	136.6 ± 89.3	176.8 ± 68.8	0.07
Abdominal—SC,   super	135.8 ± 86	140.5 ± 35.3	0.33
Abdominal—SC,   deep	20.3 ± 19.4	42.4 ± 24.9	0.04
Thigh—total	52.2 ± 31.8	95.5 ± 32.1	<0.01
Thigh—intra	3.2 ± 2.0	6.6 ± 3.6	<0.01
Thigh—muscle	74.0 ± 11.2	54.1 ± 7.7	<0.01

Data shown as mean ± SD.

SC: subcutaneous; super: superficial.