Table 1

Characteristics of the study population*

Cohort (n=100, 58 men)Young (n=51, 26 men)Old (n=49, 32 men)p  Value
Age (years)51.7 ± 16.436.6 ± 6.967.5 ± 1.5<0.001
BMI (kg/m²)26.0 ± 3.625.0 ± 3.327.0 ± 3.5n.s.
SAT (ml)3420.5 ± 1724.23353.8 ± 1410.74079.5 ± 1462.7<0.001
VAT (ml)1887.0 ± 1258.21169.3 ± 784.02753.2 ± 1010.4<0.001
AAT (ml)5654.8 ± 2186.34523.0 ± 1787.86832.7 ± 1937.1<0.001
VAT/AAT0.33±0.130.25±0.110.40±0.10<0.001
  • *Data are mean±SD.