Table 2.

Distribution of CT number for pure adipose tissue in three compartments and those for pure muscle compartments

Compartment	Lower limit (mean ± SD)	Upper limit (mean ± SD)	Mean (mean ± SD)
Subcutaneous AT (n = 53)	−140.09 ± 10.84	−70.23 ± 11.80	−105.97 ± 8.67
Visceral AT (n = 41)	−130.41 ± 13.44	−52.07 ± 17.84	−94.70 ± 9.43
Retroperitoneal AT (n = 45)	−139.60 ± 10.53	−70.67 ± 11.86	−106.53 ± 6.64
Psoas Muscle (n = 49)	6.65 ± 12.02	77.24 ± 10.32	41.63 ± 7.38
Paraspinal Muscle (n = 47)	7.15 ± 12.59	76.77 ± 9.41	42.83 ± 7.06

AT adipose tissue, CT computed tomography