Table 3.
Characteristics of the subjects included in the study divided on the basis of BMI (normal weight, overweight and obese) in terms of fat accumulation value in the pancreas, muscle and liver and the number of MetS criteria met
| Variable | ANOVA results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI group | N | Mean | Median | SD | F | P | |
| Pancreas fat fraction | normal | 133 | 5.98 | 5,00 | 3,99 | 30.035 | <0.001 |
| overweight | 79 | 9.36 | 8,00 | 5,66 | |||
| obese | 55 | 11.69 | 10,00 | 5,58 | |||
| Muscles fat fraction | normal | 133 | 5.25 | 4.00 | 4.14 | 20.275 | <0.001 |
| overweight | 79 | 7.56 | 7.00 | 5.31 | |||
| obese | 55 | 10.93 | 8.00 | 8.46 | |||
| Liver fat fraction | normal | 133 | 3.66 | 2.83 | 2.67 | 18.244 | <0.001 |
| overweight | 79 | 5.88 | 4.10 | 6.19 | |||
| obese | 55 | 8.26 | 5.88 | 6.62 | |||
| Number of metabolic syndrome criteria | normal | 109 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 1.03 | 38.044 | <0.001 |
| overweight | 74 | 1.84 | 2.00 | 0.98 | |||
| obese | 52 | 2.33 | 2.00 | 0.96 | |||