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. 2015 Oct 12;5:14521. doi: 10.1038/srep14521

Table 2. Log IMCL density, particle size and number in lean and obese SA and EU.

Log Variable Lean
Overweight/obese
SA SD EU SD Mean difference 95%CI P-value SA SD EU SD Mean difference 95%CI P-value
IMCL density in SS region (%) 0.74 0.15 0.62 0.18 0.12 −0.03 0.27 0.11 0.69 0.29 0.82 0.27 −0.13 −0.33 0.07 0.19
IMCL density in IMF region (%) −0.36 0.21 −0.32 0.21 −0.04 −0.22 0.15 0.70 −0.39 0.20 −0.19 0.32 −0.19 −0.37 −0.01 0.04
IMCL total density (%) −0.15 0.19 −0.16 0.12 0.01 −0.13 0.15 0.88 −0.15 0.17 0.001 0.24 −0.15 −0.30 −0.004 0.045
Mean IMCL particle size in SS region (μm2) −0.63 0.17 −0.54 0.10 −0.09 −0.21 0.04 0.17 −0.65 0.19 −0.67 0.22 0.02 −0.13 0.17 0.79
Mean IMCL particle size in IMF region (μm2) −0.81 0.17 −0.69 0.22 −0.12 −0.30 0.06 0.18 −0.87 0.20 −0.70 0.20 −0.17 −0.31 −0.03 0.02
Mean total IMCL particle size (μm2) −0.72 0.14 −0.64 0.18 −0.08 −0.29 0.06 0.27 −0.78 0.18 −0.67 0.19 −0.11 −0.24 0.03 0.12
IMCL number of particles in SS region (#/μm2) −0.58 0.15 −0.65 0.11 −0.08 −0.22 0.06 0.23 −0.64 0.18 −0.64 0.14 −0.01 −0.12 0.10 0.90
IMCL number of particles in IMF region (#/μm2) −1.60 0.19 −1.56 0.20 −0.04 −0.21 0.14 0.66 −1.52 0.16 −1.50 0.20 −0.02 −0.15 0.11 0.70
Mean total IMCL particle (#/μm2) −1.44 0.16 −1.41 0.16 −0.03 −0.18 0.12 0.65 −1.39 0.13 −1.38 0.16 −0.002 −0.10 0.10 0.97

SS = subsacrcolemmal; IMF = intermyofibrillar; IMCL = intramyocellular lipids.