mtDNA content obtained from adipose tissue of lean control, obese and obese + diabetes mellitus type 2 men of visceral (a) and the subcutaneous depot (b). Correlation (r = 0.6, p < 0.007) between the size of visceral adipocytes and serum TG in obese men (c), and correlation (r = 0.6, p < 0.03) between the size of subcutaneous adipocytes and serum TG in lean men (d). Correlation (r = 0.6, p < 0.009) between the size of visceral adipocytes and CRP in obese men (e). *p < 0.05.