Figure 3. Distribution of visceral fat areas A_VAT-1 for males (left) and females (right).

across all subjects as a function of the axial height h_ref relative to the reference position at intervertebral space L3-L4 (positive values for more cranial positions). Bars indicate the range between minimum (MIN) and maximum (MAX) A_VAT-1 values; the bold vertical lines are the median values (MED). Single slice positions with largest median VAT areas are highlighted in gray (females: h_ref = −1.05, 1.05 and 2.1 cm; males: h_ref = 3.15, 4.20 and 7.35 cm).