Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the sample and included adiposity traits
| Variables |
Total sample
|
Males
|
Females
|
M vs W | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean | s.d. | Median | N | Mean | s.d. | Median | N | Mean | s.d. | Median | P-valuea | |
| Age (years) | 75 | 26.8 | 4.5 | 26.0 | 38 | 26.3 | 3.9 | 26.5 | 37 | 27.3 | 5.0 | 26.0 | 0.36 |
| Height (cm) | 75 | 172.8 | 9.6 | 171.5 | 38 | 179.7 | 6.9 | 179.9 | 37 | 165.8 | 6.4 | 166.5 | <0.0001 |
| Weight (kg) | 75 | 68.7 | 10.9 | 68.9 | 38 | 75.8 | 8.2 | 76.7 | 37 | 61.4 | 8.0 | 60.1 | <0.0001 |
| BMI (kg m−2) | 75 | 22.9 | 2.4 | 23.1 | 38 | 23.5 | 2.6 | 23.6 | 37 | 22.3 | 2.2 | 22.2 | 0.029 |
| Waist girth (cm) | 75 | 77.5 | 7.5 | 77.9 | 38 | 81.3 | 6.4 | 82.0 | 37 | 73.5 | 6.5 | 72.1 | <0.0001 |
| Arm fat (kg) | 75 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 38 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 37 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | <0.0001 |
| Leg fat (kg) | 75 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 6.3 | 38 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 37 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 7.7 | <0.0001 |
| Trunk fat (kg) | 75 | 6.6 | 2.5 | 6.6 | 38 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 37 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 6.8 | 0.034 |
| Total Fat (kg) | 75 | 15.4 | 5.1 | 15.0 | 38 | 13.1 | 4.1 | 12.4 | 37 | 17.7 | 5.0 | 17.1 | <0.0001 |
| VAT (cm2) | 75 | 53.2 | 22.2 | 49.2 | 38 | 55.1 | 20.1 | 48.8 | 37 | 51.2 | 24.4 | 49.5 | 0.457 |
| IHL (AU) | 75 | 0.007 | 0.01 | 0.003 | 38 | 0.010 | 0.017 | 0.003 | 37 | 0.004 | 0.007 | 0.002 | 0.077 |
| IMCL (AU) | 75 | 0.006 | 0.002 | 0.005 | 38 | 0.006 | 0.003 | 0.006 | 37 | 0.005 | 0.002 | 0.004 | 0.008 |
| Fat cell size (nl) | 36 | 0.66 | 0.28 | 0.63 | 18 | 0.738 | 0.348 | 0.697 | 18 | 0.588 | 0.180 | 0.600 | 0.114 |
Abbreviations: AU, arbitrary unit; IHL, intrahepatic lipids; IMCL, intramyocellular lipids; M, men; VAT, visceral adipose tissue; W, women.
a
P-value based on two-sample t-test.