Table 2.

Measurements of adipocyte size

	Whole group	Men	Women	p value
Abdomen	n=67	n=37	n=30
Peak diameter, (μm)	116.5 ± 15.0	112.3 ± 14.1	121.6 ± 14.7	0.01
Nadir diameter, (μm)	76.5 ± 11.0	73.6 ± 10.3	80.1 ± 11.0	0.02
Small cells, (%)	53.1 ± 14.9	53.4 ± 14.3	52.7 ± 15.9	0.80
Thigh	n=55	n=27	n=28
Peak diameter, (μm)	126.5 ± 17.5	116.1 ± 17.1	136.6 ± 11.0	<0.0001
Nadir diameter, (μm)	83.8 ± 11.4	77.5 ± 10.4	89.8 ± 8.8	<0.0001
Small cells, (%)	56.1 ± 12.5	54.8 ± 9.7	57.5 ± 14.8	0.40

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation.

Difference between men and women determined by unpaired t-test.