The Relationship between Intramuscular Adipose Tissue, Functional Mobility, and Strength in Postmenopausal Women with and without Type 2 Diabetes

Table 2

Unadjusted comparison of cross-sectional area of lower leg compartments in women with and without type 2 diabetes.

	Type 2 diabetes	Control	value
IntraMAT, mm^2	608.2 (463.5–1131.7)	393.4 (282.4–506.1)	0.012^*
InterMAT, mm^2	96.8 (66.9–175.8)	80.6 (55.4–148.9)	0.146
Subcutaneous adipose tissue, mm^2	3724.9 (1587.3)	3538.6 (1156.1)	0.614
Total muscle, mm^2	5120.5 (845.2)	5072.3 (780.8)	0.824
Tibia, mm^2	302.5 (52.0)	289.6 (37.7)	0.285
Fibula, mm^2	64.9 (14.7)	60.1 (13.1)	0.202

Data are mean (SD) or median (interquartile range). ^* < 0.05 considered significant.
IntraMAT: intramuscular adipose tissue; InterMAT: intermuscular adipose tissue.