Epicardial Adipose Tissue Reflects the Presence of Coronary Artery Disease: Comparison with Abdominal Visceral Adipose Tissue
Table 1
Patient characteristics.
Normal ( = 51)
Calcification ( = 109)
Atheromatous plaque ( = 113)
Age (years)
58 [44–69]
72 [67–77]**
71 [65–77]**
BMI (kg/m2)
23.4 [21.5–26.5]
23.7 [21.8–26.0]
23.9 [22.0–26.6]
Male (, %)
29, 57%
68, 63%
73, 65%
Hypertension (, %)
29, 47%
80, 73%**
82, 73%**
LDL-C (mg/dL)
109 [97–131]
99 [85–127]
100 [85–126]
HbA1c (%)
5.7 [5.3–6.1]
6.0 [5.7–6.8]**
6.0 [5.7–6.8]**
Smoking history (, %)
17, 33%
50, 46%
53, 47%
EAT area (cm2)
8.4 [5.1–13.1]
11.3 [7.4–16.5]**
11.6 [7.6–16.5]**
Abdominal VAT area (cm2)
79.2 [49.2–109.3]
91.1 [59.8–135.7]*
94.1 [64.6–135.7]*
Subcutaneous fat area (cm2)
167.5 [98.1–222.2]
127.6 [94.4–178.6]
128.7 [102.2–182.9]
Presence of eEAT (, %)
18, 35%
65, 60%**
68, 60%**
Values are expressed as median with interquartile ranges. BMI, body mass index; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; EAT, epicardial adipose tissue; VAT, visceral adipose tissue; eEAT, echocardiographic epicardial adipose tissue; *, ** versus normal group.
