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

Table 4.

Associations between skeletal muscle mitochondrial metabolism 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)
 τPCr 0.34 0.40* 0.12 0.41* 0.04 0.14 0.45**
Females (n = 19)
 τPCr 0.44 0.38 − 0.05 0.23 − 0.01 0.19 0.53*
Males (n = 15)
 τPCr 0.58* 0.53* − 0.16 0.45 − 0.26 0.49 0.33

Bolded values indicate statistical significance

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

VAT, visceral adipose tissue; SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue; IMAT, intermuscular adipose tissue; ATP, adenosine triphosphate; PCr, phosphocreatine