Table 3.
Mean nonlinear trimodal regression analysis parameters from AGES-I and AGES-II subjects by sex and cardiac pathophysiology. The following convention for the p-value was employed: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.
| Tissue: | n | Fat | Muscle | Connective | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amplitude: N | Location: μ | Width: σ | Skewness: α | Amplitude: N | Location: μ | Width: σ | Skewness: α | Amplitude: N | Location: μ | Width: σ | |||
| CHD | MaleY | 838 | 38.3 (13.2) | −117.7 (5.3) | 11.0 (7.4) | −3.1 (2.4) | 86.2 (17.7) | 61.4 (2.8) | 8.3 (2.0) | 2.8 (0.8) | 45.8 (9.6) | −2.8 (20.5) | 23.5 (6.1) |
| MaleN | 1790 | 37.9 (15.1) | −117.9 (4.8) | 11.5 (7.9) | −3.3 (2.9) | 86.2 (18.1) | 61.5 (2.8) | 8.1 (2.0) | 2.7 (0.7) | 44.5 (9.2) | −1.7 (21.3) | 23.3 (6.3) | |
| FemaleY | 418 | 79.7 (31.3) | −117.1 (2.8) | 5.9 (1.2) | −2.0 (0.7) | 65.5 (12.5) | 60.7 (2.8) | 9.8 (2.8) | 3.2 (0.9)*** | 39.7 (7.5) | −42.6 (20.5) | 25.2 (4.8) | |
| FemaleN | 3206 | 79.1 (32.4) | −117.2 (3.3) | 5.9 (1.9) | −1.9 (0.9) | 67.7 (13.0) | 61.0 (2.8) | 9.4 (2.5) | 3.0 (0.7) | 39.4 (7.7) | −41.3 (20.5) | 26.0 (5.0) | |
| CVD | MaleY | 928 | 38.4 (13.2) | −117.5 (5.8) | 11.0 (7.3) | −3.1 (2.5) | 85.8 (17.8) | 61.4 (2.9) | 8.3 (2.0) | 2.8 (0.8) | 45.6 (9.5) | −3.0 (20.6) | 23.5 (6.2) |
| MaleN | 1700 | 38.5 (15.2) | −118.0 (4.4) | 11.5 (8.0) | −3.3 (2.9) | 86.5 (18.1) | 61.5 (2.7) | 8.1 (2.0) | 2.7 (0.7) | 44.6 (9.2) | −1.6 (21.3) | 23.3 (6.3) | |
| FemaleY | 578 | 78.7 (30.7) | −117.1 (3.0) | 5.9 (1.3) | −2.0 (0.7) | 65.7 (12.2) | 60.6 (2.8) | 9.8 (2.7) | 3.1 (0.8)*** | 39.6 (7.7) | −42.0 (20.5) | 25.4 (4.8) | |
| FemaleN | 3046 | 79.3 (32.6) | −117.2 (3.3) | 5.9 (1.9) | −1.9 (0.9) | 67.7 (13.1) | 61.0 (2.8) | 9.4 (2.5) | 3.0 (0.7) | 39.4 (7.7) | −41.4 (20.5) | 26.0 (5.0) | |
| CHF | MaleY | 130 | 41.3 (14.9) | −116.0 (5.4) | 10.5 (6.1) | −2.9 (2.1) | 79.6 (19.0) | 59.7 (3.1) | 8.9 (2.3) | 2.9 (0.7)* | 45.7 (10.4) | −7.5 (21.5) | 22.9 (5.7) |
| MaleN | 2509 | 38.3 (14.5) | −117.9 (4.9) | 11.3 (7.8) | −3.2 (2.8) | 86.6 (17.8) | 61.6 (2.7) | 8.1 (2.0) | 2.7 (0.8) | 44.9 (9.3) | −1.8 (21.0) | 23.4 (6.2) | |
| FemaleY | 112 | 77.0 (29.1) | −116.1 (3.0) | 6.1 (1.7) | −2.2 (1.1) | 62.8 (13.3) | 60.1 (3.1) | 10.9 (3.7) | 3.4 (1.0)** | 38.7 (8.6) | −47.6 (23.9) | 22.8 (5.6) | |
| FemaleN | 3532 | 79.2 (32.3) | −117.3 (3.2) | 5.9 (1.8) | −1.9 (0.8) | 67.6 (13.0) | 61.0 (2.7) | 9.4 (2.5) | 3.0 (0.8) | 39.4 (7.7) | −41.3 (20.4) | 26.0 (4.9) | |