TABLE 1.
Descriptive Statistics of Subjects in High-BAT and Low-BAT Groups
| Parameter | All subjects | High BAT | Low BAT | P |
| Subjects | 20 (10 women/10 men) | 13 (8 women/5 men) | 7 (2 women/5 men) | |
| Height (cm) | 172 ± 12 | 170 ± 13 | 175 ± 12 | NS |
| Weight (kg) | 69 ± 16 | 65 ± 16 | 76 ± 17 | NS |
| Body mass indext (kg/m2) | 23.0 ± 2.6 | 22.0 ± 2.1 | 24.8 ± 2.4 | 0.03 |
| Body fat (%) | 25.4 ± 5.8 | 25.3 ± 6.3 | 25.5 ± 5.2 | NS |
| BAT mass (g) | 68 ± 49 | 96 ± 37 | 16 ± 4 | <0.01 |
| WAT mass (kg) | 17.4 ± 4.9 | 16.3 ± 5.5 | 19.5 ± 3.6 | NS |
| Visceral fat area (cm2) | 36.5 ± 19.4 | 32.3 ± 19.6 | 44.1 ± 18.1 | NS |
| BAT SUVmax | 16.2 ± 8.8 | 19.5 ± 8.0 | 7.2 ± 1.7 | <0.01 |
| BAT metabolic activity (g) | 468 ± 450 | 609 ± 451 | 81 ± 22 | <0.01 |
| BAT DEE, resting (kcal/d) | 1,469 ± 401 | 1,349 ± 403 | 1,712 ± 337 | NS |
| Δ Whole-body DEE (kcal/d) | 223 ± 396 | 340 ± 380 | 9 ± 361 | NS |
| Δ Whole-body DEE (%) | 10.5 ± 21.3 | 17.1 ± 16.5 | 0.8 ± 23.4 | NS |
NS = not significant.
Data are mean ± SD (P value between groups).