Abdominal fat depots, pancreatic volume and liver span measured by MRI (1.5 Tesla)
| Variables measured by MRI (1.5 Tesla) | Unadjusted for age | Adjusted for age | ||||
| Cases (n=93) | Controls (n=40) | p value | Cases (n=93) | Controls (n=40) | p value | |
| Anterior subcutaneous adipose tissue volume (cm3) | 49.0±21.7 | 46.7±20.1 | 0.56 | 48.3±19.9 | 48.4±20.7 | 0.98 |
| Posterior subcutaneous adipose tissue volume (cm3) | 55.8±20.6 | 57.0±19.4 | 0.75 | 55.2±19.9 | 58.0±20.1 | 0.41 |
| Superficial subcutaneous adipose tissue volume (cm3) | 80.9±28.7 | 82.4±30.8 | 0.77 | 79.8±28.5 | 84.8±28.9 | 0.35 |
| Deep subcutaneous adipose tissue volume (cm3) | 22.3±10.5 | 19.6±8.3 | 0.15 | 22.1±9.5 | 20.3±9.4 | 0.35 |
| Total subcutaneous adipose tissue volume (cm3) | 103.3±35.3 | 102.1±38.0 | 0.86 | 101.9±35.1 | 105.1±35.2 | 0.64 |
| Retroperitoneal adipose tissue volume (cm3) | 33.5±14.5 | 19.6±9.0 | <0.001 | 33.4±12.3 | 19.9±13.2 | <0.001 |
| Intraperitoneal adipose tissue volume (cm3) | 69.3±29.5 | 48.0±22.0 | <0.001 | 62.2±27.5 | 44.4±27.7 | <0.001 |
| Total intra-abdominal adipose tissue volume (cm3) | 102.8±39.8 | 68.5±30.5 | <0.001 | 69.1±37.0 | 49.3±37.8 | <0.001 |
| Liver span (mm) | 165±16.5 | 149.0±19.1 | <0.001 | 165.1±17.1 | 149.0±17.6 | <0.001 |
| Pancreatic volume (cm3) | 67.4±24.9 | 53.2±20.8 | <0.01 | 67.1±23.7 | 53.9±23.9 | <0.01 |
| Pancreatic volume index (cm3) | 38.7±13.8 | 31.9±11.1 | <0.01 | 38.6±12.3 | 32.2±13.2 | <0.05 |
Values are presented as Mean±SD; p<0.05, statistically significant.