Visceral adiposity is associated with altered myocardial glucose uptake measured by 18FDG-PET in 346 subjects with normal glucose tolerance, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes

Table 3 Analysis of myocardial glucose uptake associated with metabolic parameters

R²	Model 1		Model 2		Model 3
R²	0.081		0.282		0.297
Variables	β	p	β	p	β	p
Visceral fat area (cm²⁾	−0.29	<0.001	–	–	−0.22	0.018
Fasting FFA (µEq/L)	–	–	−0.39	<0.001	−0.39	<0.001
Uric acid (mg/dL)	–	–	−0.26	<0.001	−0.21	0.007
Postprandial glucose (mg/dL)	–	–	−0.18	0.020	–	–
Postprandial TG (mg/dL)	–	–	−0.24	0.001	–	–

Model 1 adjusted for age, sex, current drinker, current smoker, use of antidiabetic medications, use of statin, SBP, BMI, and subcutaneous fat area, Model 2 adjusted for age, sex, coronary artery calcification score, fasting/postprandial glucose, C-peptide, insulin, FFA, TG, HbA_1c, uric acid, Model 3 adjusted for age, sex, and variables derived from Model 1 and 2
BMI body mass index, FFA free fatty acids, SBP systolic blood pressure, TG triglycerides

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