Table 3.
Changes in fat stores and glucose disposal with overfeeding among participants in the lower and upper tertiles of baseline adipocyte size
| FCS |
P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper tertile (n = 10) | Lower tertile (n = 10) | ||
| Excess kilocalorie intake (8 weeks) | 67,944 ± 9,491 | 66,952 ± 11,246 | 0.78 |
| Weight gain (kg) | 7.3 ± 2.5 | 7.6 ± 2.1 | 0.75 |
| Weight gained as fat (%) | 50 ± 51 | 67 ± 14 | 0.02 |
| ΔFFM (kg) | 3.7 ± 1.5 | 2.9 ± 1.6 | 0.26 |
| ΔTotal FM (kg) | 3.6 ± 1.6 | 4.7 ± 1.3 | 0.09 |
| ΔAbdominal SAT (kg) | 1.1 ± 0.5 | 1.4 ± 0.7 | 0.27 |
| ΔVAT (kg) | 0.3 ± 0.2 | 0.3 ± 0.2 | 0.70 |
| ΔIHL (%) | −0.4 ± 2.2 | 0.9 ± 1.3 | 0.14 |
| ΔIMCL, soleus (%) | 0.12 ± 0.22 | 0.00 ± 0.31 | 0.35 |
| ΔGlucose disposal (mg/min · [FFM + 17.7]) | |||
| Low insulin | −0.26 ± 0.53 | −0.96 ± 0.53 | <0.01 |
| High insulin | −0.04 ± 1.59 | −1.73 ± 1.35 | 0.02 |