Comparison of the metabolic complications and adipose tissue areas between subjects with and without MES except waist circumference
| Female (N=192) | Male (N=177) | |||||
| None or one metabolic risk factor (N=51) | Two or more metabolic risk factors (N=141) | P value | None or one metabolic risk factor (N=38) | Two or more metabolic risk factors (N=139) | P value | |
| Age (years) | 42.9±12.9 | 54.2±14.4 | <0.001 | 44.3±17.5 | 55.2±14.2 | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 30.9±8.9 | 32.8±8.3 | 0.178 | 27.6±8.2 | 28.9±6.5 | 0.328 |
| BP ≥130/85 mm Hg or medication | 9 (17.6) | 98 (69.5) | <0.001 | 5 (13.2) | 106 (76.3) | <0.001 |
| High FPG, N (%) | 11 (21.6) | 129 (91.5) | <0.001 | 11 (28.9) | 127 (91.4) | <0.001 |
| High TG, N (%) | 1 (2.0) | 57 (40.4) | <0.001 | 3 (7.9) | 45 (32.4) | 0.003 |
| Low HDL-C, N (%) | 12 (23.5) | 108 (76.6) | <0.001 | 5 (13.2) | 90 (64.7) | <0.001 |
| Greater SAT area than the field of view, N (%) | 27 (52.9) | 72 (51.1) | 0.818 | 8 (21.1) | 17 (12.2) | 0.166 |
| VAT (cm2)* | 129.3±9.2 | 153.2±5.4 | 0.029 | 118.9±11.5 | 167.6±5.9 | <0.001 |
| SAT (cm2)* | 313.3±19.3 | 345.9±11.3 | 0.155 | 227.1±25.0 | 255.8±12.7 | 0.315 |
| VSR* | 0.443±0.0 | 0.485±0.0 | 0.249 | 0.622±0.1 | 0.768±0.0 | 0.027 |
*Means±SE are adjusted for age in same-gender group.
BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue; TG, triglyceride; VAT, visceral adipose tissue; VSR, visceral-to-subcutaneous fat ratio.