Table 1.

Comparison of VAT values using MRI and DXA by Individual Characteristics (n=330)^{^}

	n	MRI (kg)	DXA (kg)	MRI – DXA Difference (kg)	p-value
Overall	330	0.54±0.43	0.33±0.39	0.20±0.18	<0.001*
Sex
Male	156	0.53±0.48	0.33±0.39	0.19±0.18	<0.001*
Female	174	0.54±0.39	0.33±0.39	0.20±0.18	<0.001*
Race
White	193	0.58±0.49	0.34±0.41	0.24±0.17	<0.001*
African American	117	0.48±0.35	0.35±0.38	0.12±0.19	<0.001*
Other Race	20	0.44±0.19	0.17±0.17	0.27±0.12	<0.001*
BMI Category
Normal Weight	173	0.27±0.13	0.10±0.07	0.17±0.12	<0.001*
Overweight	48	0.55±0.22	0.26±0.16	0.28±0.16	<0.001*
Obese	109	0.94±0.50	0.73±0.46	0.21±0.25	<0.001*

VAT = Visceral Adipose Tissue, MRI = Magnetic Resonance Imaging; DXA= Dual energy X-ray Absorptiometry, BMI = Body mass Index;

^{^}Assessed using Wilcoxon rank sum tests,

^*p<0.05