Table 5.
Comparison of anthropometric parameters and body fat distribution in subjects with familial partial lipodystrophy, FPLD3 and FPLD2
| FPLD3 | FPLD2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Value | n | Value | P value | P value adjusted for sex and age | |
| Thigh skinfold (mm)a | 14 | 11.3 (4-28.5) | 96 | 5.8 (3-35) | .001 | .0006 |
| Subscapular skinfold (mm)a | 16 | 27.5 (11-55) | 101 | 17.5 (7-48) | .001 | .006 |
| Suprailiac skinfold (mm)a | 14 | 16 (7-45.5) | 103 | 9.3 (4-40) | .001 | .0003 |
| Triceps skinfold (mm)a | 16 | 7.5 (4-23.8) | 107 | 5.5 (3-28.5) | .01 | .004 |
| Biceps skinfold (mm)a | 16 | 6.8 (3-23) | 107 | 4.3 (2-33) | .001 | .002 |
| Calf skinfold (mm)a | 16 | 6 (4-17.5) | 104 | 4 (2-24.5) | .01 | .002 |
| Abdomen skinfold (mm)a | 15 | 24.5 (13-50.0) | 104 | 15.0 (4-60.3) | .001 | .0004 |
| Chest skinfold (mm)a | 9 | 10.5 (5.5-19.5) | 94 | 9.0 (4-46) | .39 | .57 |
| Axillary skinfold (mm)a | 9 | 20.0 (10-29) | 91 | 12 (5-41) | .048 | .11 |
| Upper limb fat (%)b | 18 | 27.3 ± 5.4 | 96 | 21.1 ± 7.8 | .002 | .002 |
| Lower limb fat (%)b | 18 | 20.5 ± 5.6 | 96 | 15.8 ± 6.1 | .003 | .004 |
| Truncal fat (%)b | 18 | 28.9 ± 6.0 | 97 | 26.6 ± 7.0 | .18 | .18 |
| Total fat (%)b | 19 | 26.0 ± 4.6 | 98 | 22.3 ± 6.1 | .013 | .01 |
| Lower limb fat/truncal fat ratiob | 18 | 0.73 ± 0.21 | 96 | 0.60 ± 0.20 | .02 | .013 |
a
Data skewed and are shown as median (minimum and maximum values).
b
Data shown as mean ± SD; from dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.