Males | Females# | |||||
Controls | Apnoeics | p-value | Controls | Apnoeics | p-value | |
Subjects n | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | ||
VAT cm2 | ||||||
L1 | 114.67±13.84 | 176.29±14.88 | <0.01 | 78.62±9.68 | 101.50±9.42 | 0.11 |
L2 | 145.5±14.99 | 191.24±9.03 | 0.04 | 103.16±9.91 | 109.30±9.65 | 0.67 |
L3 | 130.95±13.22 | 184.12±12.37 | 0.01 | 101.24±10.67 | 116.10±10.38 | 0.34 |
L4 | 114.95±11.03 | 150.81±8.55 | 0.02 | 109.55±9.87 | 121.09±9.60 | 0.42 |
L5 | 91.17±5.96 | 114.90±6.32 | 0.02 | 96.99±8.12 | 109.90±7.90 | 0.28 |
Total VAT cm2 | 597.270±57.24 | 799.382± 46.99 | 0.01 | 497.79±40.83 | 560.31±40.83 | 0.30 |
SAT cm2 | ||||||
L1 | 112.23±10.68 | 100.4±6.20 | 0.33 | 168.47±10.77 | 199.12±10.48 | 0.06 |
L2 | 145.91±14.99 | 125.77±9.03 | 0.24 | 208.96±11.25 | 245.37±10.95 | 0.03 |
L3 | 185.39±16.87 | 163.27±10.89 | 0.25 | 283.04±14.04 | 287.79±13.66 | 0.02 |
L4 | 222.79±17.81 | 200.09±12.69 | 0.29 | 296.41±17.98 | 336.98±17.49 | 0.13 |
L5 | 218.21±15.81 | 207.88±14.17 | 0.64 | 365.74±17.18 | 399.74±16.72 | 0.18 |
Total SAT cm2 | 884.55±72.69 | 768.72±51.13 | 0.20 | 1274.71±59.11 | 1476.24±59.11 | 0.02 |
Total (VAT+SAT) cm2 | 1481.82±106.92 | 1568.10±87.66 | 0.34 | 1772.50±74.08 | 2036.55±74.08 | 0.02 |
VAT/SAT ratio | 0.71 | 1.07 | <0.01 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.80 |
Liver fat HUs | 61.88±1.36 | 54.71±1.53 | 0.01 | 62.01±1.87 | 56.08±1.92 | 0.03 |
Total cholesterol mg·dL−1 | 197.94±9.23 | 217.14±11.63 | 0.21 | 192.22±7.65 | 224.80±7.21 | 0.01 |
TGs mg·dL−1 | 114.28±10.83 | 159.47±26.06 | 0.01 | 120.05±14.24 | 146.58±13.42 | 0.20 |
HyperTGs | 22.22 | 66.66 | 0.01 | 17.64 | 47.37 | 0.06 |
Data are expressed as mean±se or %, unless otherwise stated. VAT: visceral adipose tissue; SAT: subcutaneous adipose tissue. HUs: Hounsfield units; TGs: triglycerides; HyperTGs: serum triglyceride levels ≥150 mg·dL−1 or use of lipid-lowering medication. #: controlled for body mass index.