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. 2022 May 21;19:37. doi: 10.1186/s12986-022-00670-8

Table 3.

Associations between monocyte mitochondrial respiration and body composition

Fat mass (%) Fat mass (kg) Lean mass (kg) VAT (kg) Thigh muscle (cm2) Thigh SAT (cm2) Thigh IMAT (cm2)
All subjects (n = 34)
 Reserve Capacity − 0.43* − 0.32 0.32 − 0.14 0.27 − 0.29 − 0.17
Females (n = 19)
 Reserve Capacity − 0.11 0.06 0.47* − 0.14 0.47* 0.23 − 0.02
Males (n = 15)
 Reserve Capacity − 0.73** − 0.72** − 0.25 − 0.48 − 0.16 − 0.75** − 0.49

Bolded values indicate statistical significance

Correlation coefficient is shown. *p < 0.05, ** < 0.01, p = 0.05

Monocyte mitochondrial respiration measures are expressed as pmol of oxygen per minute

VAT, visceral adipose tissue; SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue; IMAT, intermuscular adipose tissue