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. 2020 Aug 14;16(8):e1008044. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008044

Table 2. Summary of adipocyte measurements per cohort.

Cohort Mean adipocyte area estimates (μm2)
Subcutaneous Visceral
GTEx 2,813 ± 717 2,352 ± 866
ENDOX 1,842 ± 484 1,711 ± 518
MOBB 3,239 ± 880 2,513 ± 850
fatDIVA* 1,461 ± 276 N/A

*The cohort fatDIVA were ascertained to fall within a healthy BMI range and to be free of type 2 diabetes. MOBB, with the largest cell size estimates, are primarily morbidly obese subjects.