Table 2.

Adipocyte size of different fat depots in nondiabetic and diabetic subjects^a

	All (n=30 )	non-Diabetes (n=15 )	Diabetes (n=15 )	p valueb	p valuec
All fat depots
Size (μm)	91.3 ± 2.8	97.6 ± 3.8	85.1 ± 3.5	0.021	0.026
Small cell (μm)	38.7 ± 1.4	42.1 ± 1.6	35.4 ± 2.0	0.013	0.010
Large cell (μm)	105.9 ± 2.3	106.9 ± 3.7	105.0 ± 2.7	0.681	0.774
% Small	21.4 ± 2.2	14.4 ± 1.7	28.5 ± 3.3	0.001	0.002
% Large	78.6 ± 2.2	85.6 ± 1.7	71.5 ± 3.3	0.001	0.002
Subcutaneous fat
Size (μm)	98.5 ± 3.0	105.7 ± 3.2	91.2 ± 4.5	0.015	0.041
Small cell (μm)	40.5 ± 1.6	42.1 ± 1.7	39.0 ± 2.6	0.326	0.322
Large cell (μm)	115.7 ± 2.1	116.9 ± 2.7	114.4 ± 3.3	0.559	0.746
% Small	23.2 ± 3.1	14.9 ± 2.4	31.4 ± 5.0	0.006	0.021
% Large	76.8 ± 3.1	85.1 ± 2.4	68.6 ± 5.0	0.006	0.021
Omentum
Size (μm)	88.8 ± 3.8	95.1 ± 5.4	82.4 ± 4.9	0.093	0.100
Small cell (μm)	38.5 ± 2.1	43.1 ± 3.4	33.9 ± 1.8	0.024	0.015
Large cell (μm)	103.8 ± 3.0	104.0 ± 5.1	103.6 ± 3.4	0.950	0.934
% Small	22.3 ± 3.5	14.0 ± 3.5	30.5 ± 5.3	0.015	0.043
% Large	77.7 ± 3.5	86.0 ± 3.5	69.5 ± 5.3	0.015	0.043
Mesentery
Size (μm)	86.7 ± 3.0	91.9 ± 4.0	81.5 ± 4.2	0.086	0.060
Small cell (μm)	37.2 ± 1.5	41.6 ± 1.5	32.9 ± 2.0	0.002	0.003
Large cell (μm)	98.6 ± 2.5	100.1 ± 4.1	97.0 ± 2.9	0.538	0.566
% Small	18.9 ± 2.8	14.2 ± 2.0	23.6 ± 4.9	0.090	0.058
% Large	81.1 ± 2.8	85.8 ± 2.0	76.4 ± 4.9	0.090	0.058

^aData are presented as mean ± standard error of the mean.

^bUnadjusted p value for non-Diabetes vs Diabetes.

^cp value for non-Diabetes vs Diabetes adjusted for age, sex, race and BMI.