Figure 5. Bivariate associations between change in abdominal visceral adipose tissue volume, change in abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue volume, change in intrahepatic lipid content, and change in insulin-induced muscle microvascular recruitment, and change in whole body glucose disposal (n = 49).

(A) Association between change in abdominal visceral adipose tissue volume (ΔVAT) and change in whole body glucose disposal (ΔWBGD). (B) Association between change in abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue volume (ΔSAT) and ΔWBGD. (C) Association between change in intrahepatic lipid content (ΔIHL) and ΔWBGD. (D) Association between change in insulin-induced muscle microvascular recruitment (ΔMVR) and ΔWBGD. Data for abdominally obese controls (filled diamonds, n = 26) and abdominally obese men undergoing the weight loss intervention (open triangles, n = 23) are shown. Pearson’s correlation coefficients and their P values are reported for all bivariate associations.