Normal Weight Estonian Prepubertal Boys Show a More Cardiovascular-Risk-Associated Adipose Tissue Distribution than Austrian Counterparts

Table 1

Descriptive characteristics (mean ± SD) and subcutaneous adipose tissue-topography (SAT-Top) measurements (the thickness of subcutaneous adipose tissue in mm at 15 specified body sites: from 1-neck to 15-calf) medians (range) of 553 Austrian and Estonian boys. Statistically significant differences (by Mann-Whitney 𝑈-test compared) in 15 defined body sites (from neck to calf) to Estonians. Results are expressed as mean ± SD analysed by Student’s t-test (⁺𝑃<0,05, ⁺⁺𝑃<0,01, and ⁺⁺⁺𝑃<0,001) or as median (25th–75th percentile) and Mann-Whitney 𝑈-Test (*𝑃<0,05, **𝑃<0,01, and ***𝑃<0,001) depending on the distribution of data.

	Austrians normal weight 280	Estonians normal weight 273	𝑃
Age	11,2 (±0,9)	11,0 (±0,7)
Height	146,7 (±8,2)	147,5 (±7,5)
Weight	36,5 (±5,9)	37,3 (±5,5)
1-Neck	2,8 (2,0–3,9)	1,5 (1,0–2,6)	0,000***
2-Triceps	7,3 (5,9–9,0)	6,4 (4,8–8,4)	0,000***
3-Biceps	3,1 (2,3–4,6)	2,7 (1,7–4,5)	0,000***
4-Upper back	2,6 (2,0–3,6)	2,2(1,3–3,6)	0,000***
5-Front chest	3,2 (2,3–5,6)	3,9 (2,2–6,6)	0,181 ns
6-Laternal chest	2,2 (1,8–3,2)	2,3 (1,3–4,9)	0,598 ns
7-Upper abdomen	2,8 (2,1–5,6)	2,5 (1,5–5,5)	0,006**
8-Lower abdomen	4,2 (2,5–8,1)	4,8 (2,5–8,6)	0,681 ns
9-Lower back	4,7 (3,6–7,4)	5,3 (3,2–8,2)	0,901 ns
10-Hip	3,7 (2,4–6,6)	4,7 (2,9–7,7)	0,020*
11-Front thigh	4,9 (3,8–6,4)	4,8 (3,1–6,2)	0,026*
12-Laternal thigh	6,1 (4,4–7,9)	5,1 (3,6–6,8)	0,000***
13-Rear thigh	4,3 (3,2–6,0)	4,5 (2,9–5,9)	0,537 ns
14-Inner thigh	6,0 (4,5–8,3)	5,7 (3,8–7,5)	0,002**
15-Calf	3,9 (2,9–5,1)	3,6 (2,5–4,8)	0,013*
BMI	16,9 (±1,5)	17,0 (±1,5)	0,152 ns