Best single-slice measurement site for estimating visceral adipose tissue volume after weight loss in obese, Japanese men

Table 1 Characteristics of study participants (n = 24)

		Baseline			After			Δ			%Δ
Age, yr	46.8	±	4.7		−			−			−
Height, cm	170.9	±	6.9		−			−			−
Body weight, kg	88.8	±	14.7	80.2	±	2.9	−8.6	±	4.7*	−10.0	±	5.0*
BMI, kg/m²	30.4	±	4.6	27.4	±	0.9	−3.0	±	1.6*	−9.8	±	5.0*
Abdominal circumference, cm	101.7	±	10.0	93.4	±	2.3	−8.3	±	4.6*	−8.3	±	4.4*
Visceral fat
volume, cm³	4859	±	1264	3676	±	331	−1182	±	705*	−26.6	±	17.6*
mass, kg	4.47	±	1.16	3.38	±	0.30	−1.09	±	0.65*	−27.4	±	14.1*
Subcutaneous fat
volume, cm³	4696	±	1842	3877	±	359	−818	±	583*	−18.1	±	12.8*
mass, kg	4.32	±	1.69	3.60	±	0.33	−0.75	±	0.54*	−17.9	±	11.2*
Total energy intake, kcal/day	2303	±	648	1556	±	253	−747	±	739^*	−32.4	±	11.4*
Total energy expenditure, kcal/day	2512	±	285	2474	±	263	−39	±	77*	−1.5	±	2.1*
Physical activity energy expenditure, kcal/day	348	±	163	349	±	132	0.7	±	65	0.2	±	1.8
Number of steps, steps/day	8555	±	2801	8859	±	2411	305	±	1408	3.5	±	5

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