Table 2. Human subject characteristics and BAT activity of cohort 2.
All subjects (n=19) | BAT activity (n=13) | No BAT activity (n=6) | |
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Males/females | 6/13 | 3/10 | 3/3 |
Age (years) | 36.15±9.71 | 34.46±9.61 | 40.33±10.3 |
BMI (kg m−2) | 23.42±2.44 | 23.47±2.63 | 23.78±2.14 |
Glucose uptake rate (μmol per 100 g per min) | 11.33±9.44 | 14.55±9.76 | 3.90±3.95* |
BAT, brown adipose tissue.
Data are presented for all subjects together and the no BAT and BAT activity group separately. Values are expressed as means±s.d. (unpaired, two-tailed t-test, *P<0.05, no BAT activity versus BAT activity).