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Table 2 Regression equations for adipose tissue compartments (n = 499).

From: Sexual dimorphism of adipose tissue distribution across the lifespan: a cross-sectional whole-body magnetic resonance imaging study

 

Estimate of regression coefficients for independent variables

 

Adjusted R2

 

Age (year)

Age2

Age3

Sex

Age × sex

Age2 × sex

Age3 × sex

Intercept

 

VAT

-2.22 × 10-2

2.59 × 10-3

-2.15 × 10-5

6.97 × 10-1

-6.77 × 10-2

7.52 × 10-4

-4.10 × 10-6

4.73 × 10-1

0.428

SAT

4.47 × 10-1

-3.26 × 10-3

 

5.54 × 101

   

5.88 × 101

0.244

Adjusted VAT

-6.10 × 10-2

2.89 × 10-3

-2.20 × 10-5

-1.76 × 10-2

-2.01 × 10-2

-8.11 × 10-4

8.77 × 10-6

1.59 × 100

0.440

Adjusted SAT

7.89 × 10-2

-2.84 × 10-3

1.97 × 10-5

-2.62 × 10-1

4.67 × 10-2

-2.02 × 10-4

-4.52 × 10-6

1.78 × 101

0.431

  1. VAT, visceral adipose tissue, SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue. Sex, Female = 1, Male = 0. All R2 are significant at P < 0.05