Table 3.
Relationships between traditional lipids and three depots of ectopic fat accumulation following adjustment for age, sex, fat mass, and glucose
| Lipid (mmol/L) |
VAT (L) | Liver PDFF (%) | Pancreas PDFF (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta (95% CI) | P-value | Beta (95% CI) | P-value | Beta (95% CI) | P-value | |
| Total cholesterol | -121 (-210, -32) | 0.0083 | -0.6 (-1.4, 0.19) | 0.14 | -0.62 (-1.24, 0.01) | 0.054 |
| Serum triglycerides | 121 (15, 228) | 0.026 | 1.73 (0.8, 2.66) | 0.0003 | -0.02 (-0.77, 0.73) | 0.95 |
| HDL-cholesterol | -746 (-1075, -417) | 0.0001 | -5.87 (-8.83, -2.92) | 0.0001 | -0.13 (-2.53, 2.28) | 0.92 |
| LDL-cholesterol | -125 (-227, -24) | 0.016 | -0.69 (-1.59, 0.21) | 0.13 | -0.76 (-1.47, -0.06) | 0.035 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein PDFF, proton density fat fraction; VAT, visceral adipose tissue.