Table 3. Reference values for healthy Italian people.

Age	IAFT (cm)	MFT (cm)	PFT (cm)
14–19*	M: 4.03; F: 3.10	–	–
18–30**	M: 3.86±1.12; F: 3.01±1.13	M: 0.60±0.26; F: 0.54±0.17	M: 1.53±0.42; F: 1.29±0.35
31–40**	M: 3.93±1.44; F: 3.22±1.07	M: 0.61±0.29; F: 0.58±0.30	M: 1.56±0.47; F: 1.30±0.42
41–50**	M: 4.34±1.82; F: 3.47±1.65	M: 0.63±0.24; F: 0.63±0.27	M: 1.63±0.63; F: 1.45±0.55
51–60**	M: 4.60±1.71; F: 3.25±1.21	M: 0.70±0.34; F: 0.58±0.20	M: 1.48±0.50; F: 1.31±0.39
61–70**	M: 5.69±1.81; F: 3.59±1.67	M: 0.77±0.29; F: 0.50±0.12	M: 1.83±0.65; F: 1.41±0.35

*, Median values reported by Novais et al. (56). **, Reference values for healthy Italian people reported by Bazzocchi et al. (55). IAFT, intra-abdominal fat thickness; MFT, mesenteric fat thickness. PFT, pre-peritoneal fat thickness; M, males; F, females.