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Table 4 Relationship between ectopic fat depots and cardiometabolic risk markers

From: Sex differences in body composition and association with cardiometabolic risk

 

Intrahepatic lipids

Soleus intramyocellular lipids

 

Men

Women

Men

Women

 

r

p

r

p

r

p

r

p

Fasting glucose

0.15

0.3

0.32

0.01*#

0.12

0.3

0.007

1.0

2-h glucose

0.30

0.02*

0.40

0.001*#

0.08

0.5

− 0.09

0.5

Fasting insulin

0.62

< 0.0001*#

0.61

< 0.0001*#

0.15

0.3

− 0.01

1.0

HOMA-IR

0.59

0.0003*#

0.60

< 0.0001*#

0.16

0.2

− 0.02

0.9

Total cholesterol

0.09

0.5

0.20

0.1

0.10

0.4

− 0.09

0.5

HDL cholesterol

− 0.44

0.0003*#

− 0.19

0.1*

− 0.02

0.9

0.11

0.4

LDL cholesterol

0.10

0.5

0.14

0.3

0.06

0.6

− 0.15

0.3

Triglyceride level

0.39

0.002*#

0.57

< 0.0001*#

0.13

0.3

− 0.03

0.8

Apolipoprotein B (ApoB)

0.18

0.3

0.34

0.03*#

0.12

0.4

− 0.21

0.2

ApoB/LDL

0.47

0.006#

0.42

0.007*#

0.12

0.4

− 0.03

0.8

hsCRP

0.47

0.01*#

0.37

0.09

0.31

0.05*

0.41

0.06

Fibrinogen

0.21

0.2

0.50

0.001*#

0.44

0.002*

0.15

0.4

  1. Abbreviations: HOMA-IR homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, hsCRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
  2. *Significant after controlling for age
  3. #Significant after controlling for BMI