| Lower tertile (T1, n = 77) | Middle tertile (T2, n = 78) | Upper tertile (T3, n = 77) | p a | p b | p c |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VFA at L4 < 71.8 cm2 | 71.8 cm2 ≤ VFA at L4 ≤ 99.6 cm2 | VFA at L4 > 99.6 cm2 | ||||
CT evaluation (L1) | ||||||
 Total fat area (cm2) | 224.7 ± 5.16b | 244.4 ± 5.37a | 269.9 ± 6.13a | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
 Visceral fat area (cm2) | 81.7 ± 2.64c | 111.9 ± 3.58b | 133.0 ± 4.83a | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
 Subcutaneous fat area (cm2) | 143.0 ± 3.83 | 132.6 ± 4.04 | 136.9 ± 4.41 | 0.197 | 0.338 | 0.869 |
 Visceral/subcutaneous fat ratio | 0.60 ± 0.02b | 0.93 ± 0.05a | 1.07 ± 0.06a | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
CT evaluation (L4) | ||||||
 Total fat area (cm2) | 289.6 ± 5.04b | 294.4 ± 5.17b | 325.5 ± 4.35a | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
 Visceral fat area (cm2) | 56.7 ± 1.17c | 86.6 ± 0.92b | 121.3 ± 1.93a | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
 Subcutaneous fat area (cm2) | 232.9 ± 4.79a | 207.8 ± 5.06a,b | 204.2 ± 4.79b | <0.001 | 0.140 | 0.005 |
 Visceral/subcutaneous fat ratio | 0.25 ± 0.01c | 0.44 ± 0.01b | 0.63 ± 0.02a | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
DEXA evaluation | ||||||
 Fat percentage (%) | 30.8 ± 0.63a | 30.0 ± 0.67b | 30.6 ± 0.67a | 0.667 | 0.001 | 0.009 |
 Fat mass (g) | 22,156.2 ± 404.0a,b | 21,711.5 ± 439.9b | 22,487.8 ± 447.7a | 0.442 | 0.001 | 0.023 |
 Lean body mass (g) | 48,345.1 ± 1031.4 | 49,338.9 ± 1071.0 | 49,637.8 ± 1025.6 | 0.658 | 0.402 | 0.158 |