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Table 4 Associations between skeletal muscle mitochondrial metabolism and body composition

From: Sex differences in the relationships between body composition, fat distribution, and mitochondrial energy metabolism: a pilot study

 

Fat mass (%)

Fat mass (kg)

Lean mass (kg)

VAT (kg)

Thigh muscle (cm2)

Thigh SAT (cm2)

Thigh IMAT (cm2)

All subjects (n = 34)

       

 τPCr

0.34†

0.40*

0.12

0.41*

0.04

0.14

0.45**

Females (n = 19)

       

 τPCr

0.44

0.38

− 0.05

0.23

− 0.01

0.19

0.53*

Males (n = 15)

       

 τPCr

0.58*

0.53*

− 0.16

0.45

− 0.26

0.49

0.33

  1. Bolded values indicate statistical significance
  2. Correlation coefficient is shown. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, †p = 0.05
  3. VAT, visceral adipose tissue; SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue; IMAT, intermuscular adipose tissue; ATP, adenosine triphosphate; PCr, phosphocreatine
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Nutrition & Metabolism

ISSN: 1743-7075

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