Table 1. Anthropometric data, adipose tissue compartment volumes and IHCL at baseline and follow-up by infant sex.
|
Baseline |
Follow-up |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
| n | 40 | 30 | 40 | 30 |
| Age (days) | 13 [7–20] | 13 [5–18] | 64 [54–70] | 62 [56–71] |
| Weight (kg) | 3.637 (0.489) | 3.546 (0.518) | 5.492 (0.687) | 5.219 (0.533) |
| Weight SDSa | −0.25 (0.94) | −0.17 (0.78) | −0.12 (0.99) | 0.13 (0.55) |
| n | 40 | 29 | 39 | 30 |
| Total AT (l) | 0.709 [0.608–0.932] | 0.730 [0.626–0.906] | 1.548 [1.278–1.801] | 1.485 [1.345–1.817] |
| Superficial subcutaneous abdominal AT (l) | 0.098 [0.075–0.122] | 0.104 [0.087–0.0139] | 0.257 [0.198–0.316] | 0.258 [0.223–0.326] |
| Superficial subcutaneous non-abdominal AT (l) | 0.512 [0.436–0.692] | 0.515 [0.461–0.653] | 1.124 [0.935–1.270] | 1.085 [0.927–1.263] |
| Deep subcutaneous abdominal AT | 0.015 [0.010–0.021] | 0.017 [0.011–0.022] | 0.037 [0.028–0.046] | 0.044 [0.031–0.053] |
| Deep subcutaneous non-abdominal AT (l) | 0.012 [0.010–0.022] | 0.013 [0.010–0.016] | 0.020 [0.016–0.023] | 0.020 [0.015–0.024] |
| Internal abdominal AT (l) | 0.017 [0.013–0.022] | 0.017 [0.012–0.027] | 0.030 [0.022–0.038] | 0.030 [0.023–0.042] |
| Total internal AT (l) | 0.071 [0.055–0.091] | 0.069 [0.060–0.097] | 0.118 [0.096–0.148] | 0.130 [0.110–0.156] |
| IA/SCAa | 0.16 [0.12–0.20] | 0.14 [0.11–0.16] | 0.10 [0.08–0.15] | 0.10 [0.08–0.13] |
| IA/SCA0.6 | 0.067 (0.021) | 0.062 (0.022) | 0.069 (0.024) | 0.067 (0.025) |
| n | 31 | 23 | 31 | 23 |
| IHCLb | 0.656 [0.425–1.965] | 1.142 [0.667–1.644] | 1.818 [1.397–2.168] | 2.123 [1.278–3.229] |
Abbreviations: AT, adipose tissue; IA, internal abdominal; IHCL, intrahepatocellular lipid; SCA, subcutaneous abdominal.
Values are median and [interquartile range] or mean (s.d.) and units are as specified except
that has no units and
that is ratio CH2/water.