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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 7.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Clin Invest. 2008 Aug;38(8):585–595. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2008.01984.x

Table 3.

Abdominal fat distribution at lumbar spine level 4 (L4) in sleep apnoeics pre- and post 3 month CPAP treatment and obese controls

Sleep apnoeics Obese controls (n = 13)
Pre CPAP (n = 16) Post CPAP (n = 16)
BMI (kg m−2) 37·5 ± 4·7 37·5 ± 4·9 35·4 ± 3·2
Total body fat area (cm3) 641·8 ± 44·8 642·2 ± 42·9 565·1 ± 35·4
Subcutaneous fat area (cm3) 305·1 ± 32·3 310·5 ± 26·1 315·5 ± 30·6
Visceral fat area (cm3) 336·7 ± 28·3 331·7 ± 27·6 249·6 ± 24·1*

Data are presented as the mean ± SE, except BMI mean ± SD.

*

P < 0·05 sleep apnoeics vs. obese controls.