Table 2 Body composition in the abdomen and at the mid-thigh level, as assessed by computed tomography according to vascular event status by sex (participants with vascular events or with >5 years of event-free years of follow-up)
From: Independent association of thigh muscle fat density with vascular events in Korean adults
Men (N = 1,450) | Women (N = 1,235) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vascular event (-) | Vascular event (+) | P | Vascular event (-) | Vascular event (+) | P | |
N = 1,233 | N = 217 | N = 1,132 | N = 103 | |||
Abdomen | ||||||
Total adipose tissue area (cm2) | 288.8 ± 110.2 | 312.1 ± 118.9 | 0.005 | 331.2 ± 116.4 | 367.7 ± 127.4 | 0.003 |
Visceral adipose tissue area (cm2) | 141.5 ± 58.6 | 154.3 ± 59.6 | 0.003 | 113.9 ± 50.7 | 142.6 ± 56.7 | < 0.001 |
Subcutaneous adipose tissue area (cm2) | 147.3 ± 69.4 | 157.7 ± 78.6 | 0.046 | 217.3 ± 85.1 | 225.1 ± 88.3 | 0.370 |
Mid-thigh area | ||||||
Fat area (cm2) | 90.5 ± 45.2 | 91.4 ± 42.1 | 0.781 | 152.6 ± 63.6 | 136.1 ± 56.6 | 0.011 |
Muscle area (cm2) | 242.5 ± 34.8 | 228.8 ± 37.0 | < 0.001 | 172.7 ± 29.1 | 161.5 ± 33.7 | < 0.001 |
LDM area (0–30 HU) (cm2) | 44.5 ± 14.3 | 49.2 ± 15.2 | < 0.001 | 35.3 ± 12.0 | 39.4 ± 13.2 | 0.001 |
NDM area (31–100 HU) (cm2) | 198.0 ± 32.7 | 179.7 ± 34.5 | < 0.001 | 137.4 ± 26.4 | 122.1 ± 31.9 | < 0.001 |
LDM/NDM ratio (%) | 23.2 ± 8.7 | 28.8 ± 11.7 | < 0.001 | 26.7 ± 11.1 | 35.9 ± 20.0 | < 0.001 |