Table 1.
Premenopausal n=23 | Postmenopausal n=22 | |
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Age (yr) | 42 ± 4 | 55 ± 4* |
Years since menopause | n/a | 7 ± 6 |
Weight (kg) | 67.6 ± 8.4 | 62.1 ± 8.2 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.2 ± 2.5 | 23.3 ± 2.4 |
%fat | 33.3 ± 4.8 | 34.5 ± 5.2 |
Total Fat Mass (kg) | 22.7 ± 5.3 | 21.7 ± 5.3 |
Trunk Fat Mass (kg) | 9.2 ± 2.6 | 9.7 ± 3.5 |
Leg Fat Mass (kg) | 10.4 ± 2.5 | 8.8 ± 1.7* |
Fat-free mass (kg) | 44.9 ± 4.6 | 40.5 ± 4.7* |
VFA | 41 ± 25 | 58 ± 41 |
Abdominal SFA (cm2) | 229 ± 62 | 221 ± 71 |
Femoral SFA (cm2) | 212 ± 58 | 173 ± 40* |
Femoral IMFA (cm2) | 17 ± 9 | 15 ± 6 |
Estradiol (pg/mL) | 91 ± 76 | 13 ± 6 |
Leptin (ng/mL) | 13 ± 6 | 12 ± 8 |
p<0.05; mean±SD; VFA = visceral fat area;
SFA = subcutaneous fat area, IMFA = intra-muscular fat area.